High-Leverage Action #1
We know that oral language is a primary way in which meaning gets constructed and built. Through talk, we come to understand concepts and our
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High-Leverage Actions That Can Make a Difference: Some Useful Background
As facilitator of the 2009 CREATE conference, I promised attendees that I would reflect on what I view to the important take-aways from the conference
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Private, Personal, and Peculiar
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning cannot be established by a literal translation of the words in the phrase.
Welcome back, Freddy
Some of you may remember that ’70s show—Welcome back, Kotter! Well…I’m welcoming myself back to writing Frankly Freddy. Why, after a three-year hiatus, would I… Read More »Welcome back, Freddy
Everyday Events
Vocabulary is one of the topics that Cassidy and Cassidy listed as hot in Reading Today. Vocabulary should always be a hot topic in… Read More »Everyday Events
Word Findings #8
Word consciousness is much more than knowing about words or even knowing many words. Word consciousness is also a disposition—an appreciation of words and an
Word Findings #7
Beyond the primary grades, the language of written texts becomes more sophisticated than the language of oral language. This doesn’t mean, however, that students don’t
Word Findings #6
Emphasizing vocabulary as a first step of a lesson makes sense in that different languages use different words to represent the same concepts. Students may
Word Findings #5
School texts, especially those in content areas, have a special register called academic language. Within the academic language of content area textbooks, distinctions can be… Read More »Word Findings #5
Word Findings #4
If educators are to make a dent in the vocabulary gap that currently exists between low- and high-achieving students, disciplined ways of selecting words for