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Teaching Vocabulary: Best Practices

Using AI to Teach Word Networks

January 30, 2025

Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert shares tips on using an AI assistant to select words from narrative text for more effective vocabulary instruction.

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Teaching Networks of Words

August 13, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Students have trouble learning and retaining lists of unconnected words. Teaching words in networks helps students form connections among the words, bolstering their understanding.

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Getting Back to the Page & Staying There

July 16, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Reading is all about knowledge; it’s not just for practice. Students need the chance to read books and articles clustered around worthwhile content—topics like amazing creatures in the ocean and stories of kids who have done courageous things.

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