http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/vocabulary?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "vocabulary" on Netvouz http://www.go4english.com/ffk/archive.php?cid=10041002 Children can watch and listen to these stories, and learn English too. Choose to see the words by clicking on ‘read’. When the story is finished, you can replay, or go to the next page for a game related to the vocabulary used in the story. Rec. by Missy Haerle Literacy > Storytime: Diverse Modalities jgordon Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:57:45 GMT http://www.go4english.com/vg/archive.php?cid=10021003 This website provides resources for English language learners and ESL teachers. The links include free lesson plans, printable worksheets, quizzes, and games available for teachers. Students can also access games and activities for extra English practice. http://www.go4english.com/index.php?lang=en 2009-03-04 Recommended by Missy Haerle English as a New Language > Grammar for ELLs jgordon Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:11:04 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/introduction/cognates.php Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. While English may share very few cognates with a language like Chinese, 30-40% of all words in English have a related word in Spanish. For Spanish-speaking ELLs, cognates are an obvious bridge to the English language. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:21:38 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/teaching/vocabulary.php Stategies for developing vocabulary for ELLs Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:25:46 GMT http://www.prel.org/products/re_/ES0419.htm A Focus on Vocabulary by Fran Lehr, M.A., Lehr & Associates, Champaign, Illinois Jean Osborn, M.Ed., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Visiting Research Professor, University of California - Berkeley A Focus on Vocabulary is the second in the Research-Based Practices in Early Reading Series published by the Regional Educational Laboratory at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:18:06 GMT http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html This sight provides an interactive dictionary for kids K-6, but the vocabulary is great support for ELLs. Because the site is interactive, the user will gain visual support for not only the math vocabulary but related language. Science and Math > MATH ONLY jgordon Mon, 15 May 2006 19:01:25 GMT http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?categoryid=videos&productid=605169 Educational Consultant: Robert Marzano Demonstrations from elementary and secondary classrooms show examples of the research-based, six-step process for teaching academic vocabulary. Elementary tape and secondary tape available at a lower price. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:36:32 GMT http://www.quia.com/findout.html This is a resource for teachers to create their own online content at any grade level, for any content. Create quizes, multiple vocabulary games and activities. Record student grades automatically, etc. There is a fee for it's use. Explore the tutorial and view the powerpoint explanation. Technology jgordon Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:16:17 GMT http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html This site was developed by a project in Tennessee to support Academic Vocabulary Development. It explains Marzano's 6-step process with additional support, activities, and/or games for each step. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:38:00 GMT http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/community/pdfs/Vocabulary/Academic_Word_List_by_Frequency.pdf The Academic Word List includes ten units of sets of words most frequently found in school text books of all types, hence applying to non-fiction. "The Academic Word List, compiled by Coxhead (2000), consists of 570 word families that are not in the most frequent 2,000 words of English but which occur reasonably frequently over a very wide range of academic texts. These 570 words are grouped into ten sublists that reflect word frequency and range. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:51:47 GMT