Increase your students' vocabularies and foster an appreciation for the English language through this fantastic vocabulary-building workbook. Vocabulary Enrichment emphasizes categorization and classifying, synonyms and antonyms, context clues, analogies, and multi-meaning words. Your second graders also will learn science terms, palindromes, dictionary skills, and more. Each page is filled with fun illustrations sure to hold your students' interest and get them revved up to learn new vocabulary words.

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Learn how to tap into the power of imagery, communication, and collaboration to make vocabulary building fun and meaningful! Research has proven that students with a larger, more nuanced vocabulary become more proficient readers, writers, critical thinkers, and learners, making them more likely to succeed in academic environments. In this new book from Joanne M. Billingsley, an award-winning teacher and educational consultant, you will discover how to help your K-12 students expand their academic vocabulary across the content areas. Topics include: Using card sorts and video trailers to make vocabulary-building interactive; Expanding your teaching strategies to support ELLs and early readers; Building students’ word knowledge through emblematic and iconic gestures; Writing and asking scaffolded questions to get all students engaged with academic vocabulary; And much, much more! The book also features sample teacher-to-student dialogues to demonstrate how to talk about words, as well as games and activities that motivate students and help word meanings stick. No matter what subject area you teach, your students will benefit from the exciting and powerful strategies in this book.

A unique devotional that shows how to find deeper meaning in your words—and in your life. The Power of Words takes ordinary words that we use daily and reveals their surprising potential to do both good and harm—showing how our spiritual lives can be shaped by our understanding of them. Just as the words of the Lord can uplift and guide us, so can the vocabulary we use with ourselves and others. Discover how important words can be, and harness their power for hope, healing, and success, in this inspiring book from an author who has been a business leader, an athletic coach, and a popular gospel radio personality.

An innovative new approach to vocabulary building in the Spanish language that is simple, effective, and entertaining.

Improving the Vocabulary and Oral Language Skills of Bilingual Latino Preschoolers: An Intervention for Speech- Language Pathologists, is a unique resource that offers a comprehensive vocabulary and oral language intervention program for Spanish-speaking preschool children with language disorders. The program can be used by both bilingual and monolingual speech-language pathologists working in collaboration with bilingual teachers or assistants. The manual contains lessons that correspond to preschool-level books that are commercially available in both Spanish and English, and the lessons are presented in both languages.. The accompanying CD will help both instructors implementing the program and preparing lessons, as well as students studying the English vocabulary words they encounter throughout this intensive program. This supplemental material contains review slides and color pictures with correlating vocabulary definitions in both English and Spanish- from Chapter 7, "The Volar Lessons"- which can easily be printed out.. The program is a nine-week intervention; each week has four lessons based on bilingual fiction and nonfiction preschool books with target vocabulary words each week. The intervention uses manipulative objects to help children experience each new word and play activities to stimulate language expression. Additionally, there are lessons every two weeks that review the vocabulary and the oral language activities practiced in the previous weeks.. Volar has been evaluated and follows rigorous evidence-based practice guidelines. With this much-needed manual, clinicians will be equipped to provide effective intervention.