Exemplary Practices in Vocabulary Instruction

Introduction     Background      Philosophy  Research Project      Summary of the Findings      Results    Additional Resources     References  Site Map

 

 

Additional Resources

 

 

Click on these other quality sites for reading professionals:

www.ncte.org (National Council of Teachers of English)

www.reading.org (International Reading Association)

www.scholastic.com (scholastic for kids and teachers)

www.dade.k12.fl.us/pers/prodev/tec.htm (Teacher Education Center (Reciprocal Teaching)

www.massreading.org/Gov/   (Massachusetts Reading Association)

www.timeforkids.com (time magazine)

www.pacificnet.net (Aesop's Fables)

www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html (Reader's Theater)

www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html   (The World Factbook 2001)

www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eii/eiimanagepracticespage.html  (Montgomery County Public Schools- Differentiated Instruction)

www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html  (Enchanted Learning)

www.cec.sped.org (Council for Exceptional Children)

www.ascd.org/readingroom/books/101010.html  (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)

 

Books

Allen, J. (1999). Words, words, words: Teaching vocabulary in grades 4-12. York, ME:

    Stenhouse.

 

Biemiller, A. (1999).  Language and reading success. Cambridge, MA: Brookline.

 

Chall, J.S. (1983). Stages of reading development. New York: Harcourt Brace.

 

Dale, E., & O'Rourke J. (1981).  The living word vocabulary. Chicago: World Book/

   Childcraft International.

 

Flood, J., & Lapp, Diane (1992).  Teaching reading to every child.  New York:

    Macmillan Publishing Company.

 

McKeown, M.G., & Curtis, M.E. (Eds.).  The nature of vocabulary acquisition. 

    Hillsdale, NJ:Erlbaum.

 

Nagy, E. (1988).  Teaching vocabulary to improve reading comprehension. Newark, DE:

    International Reading Association.

 

Petty, W. T., Harold, C.P., & Stoll, E. (1969). The state of knowledge about the teaching

   Of vocabulary.  Champaign, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

 

Stahl, S.A.(1999). Vocabulary development. Cambridge, MA: Brookline.

 

Zeno, S.M., Ivens, S.H., Millard, R.T., Duvvuri, R. (1995). The educator's word

   Frequency guide.  Brewster, NY: Touchstone Applied Science Association

 

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