This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with detailed examples. Drawing on the most rigorous research available, the editors and contributors distill what PreK-8 teachers need to know and do to support all students' ongoing vocabulary growth and enjoyment of reading. New to This Edition*Reflects the latest research and instructional practices.*New section (five chapters) on pressing current issues in the field: assessment, authentic reading experiences, English language learners, uses of multimedia tools, and the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts.*Contributor panel expanded with additional leading researchers.

This manual is a collection of resources for assessing and instructing elementary grade students in word analysis in such areas as phonics, syllabication, sight words, context clues, emergent literacy, and in spelling. In addition to providing an overview of word analysis skills and strategies,Building Words presents virtually everything, except actual books, that a teacher would need to implement a high-quality, effective word analysis program. This text takes a practical, hands-on approach offering a wide variety of tools teachers will find easy to use. Samples lessons encourage students to build on what they know and to analyze words independently. Students practice and apply their skills using the exceptional resources offered.