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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812997103321

Autore

Robb Laura

Titolo

Vocabulary is comprehension : getting to the root of text complexity / / Laura Robb, foreword by Kathy Ganske

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4833-2034-0

1-4833-8360-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 181 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

372.44

Soggetti

Vocabulary - Study and teaching

Reading comprehension

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1. How the common core has changed the rules of the game forever (even if the standards go away) -- chapter 2. Ten short lessons for the big 10 -- chapter 3. Figurative language -- chapter 4. Getting to the root of words -- chapter 5. General academic and domain-specific vocabulary -- chapter 6. Assessing vocabulary.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a systematic plan to improve students' vocabulary and comprehension. Lessons support complex text comprehension; cover academic vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, multiple meanings, figurative language, denotative/connotative meanings, Greek/Latin roots and more; address CCSS vocabulary and writing standards; include strategies for ELLs and developing readers, and formative assessments; and link to online reproducibles, words lists and printable complex texts.