January 2020

Bad with Names: Why Proper Names Deserve Instructional Attention

January 28, 2020

Alia Pugh and Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Rare words typically make up only 5% or less of the total words in texts, but it’s often these words that get students anxious about reading.

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A Whole New World of Vocabulary Instruction

January 21, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert and Alia Pugh

Words are not only a means of communicating, but a foundation of learning.

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Not All Rare Words Are Sesquipedalian!

January 15, 2020

Alia Pugh and Elfrieda H. Hiebert

A small part of the English vocabulary accounts for the majority of the words in the texts students read across the grades – but some of the words may surprise you.

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