http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/folder/6857313012633349915/Literacy+Vocabulary?feed=rss&pg=1 jgordon's bookmarks in folder Vocabulary on Netvouz http://www.scoe.org/pub/htdocs/vocabulary-comprehension.html Academic Language: Applied Linguistics and Literacy Development Complex issues of academic language (e.g. vocabulary, syntax, grammar, semantics) surround making wise choices about literacy instruction. Annotated list of resources. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:08:32 GMT http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/vocabulary_tips.htm#tipfour Sheppard Software has developed this list of the ten best vocabulary learning tips. Use of these tips would definately support not only their SAT and GRE lists but any study of vocabulary. See links to online vocabulary games and resouces. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:03:43 GMT http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/May2002/Article7/tabid/423/Default.aspx Article by Karen D. Wood and Josefina Tinajero in Middle School Journal: May 2002 Volume 33 Number 5, This article explores the benefits of the Picture Word Inductive Model PWIM for English Language Learners Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:01:11 GMT http://idea.uoregon.edu:16080/~ibr/ibr_present/2002/al_june_02_ch5.pdf Big Ideas in Vocabulary Instruction, presentation of important research and strategies. College of Education University of Oregon, 2000 by Michael Coyne and Lana Edwards Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Sat, 10 May 2003 20:58:40 GMT http://www.webenglishteacher.com/vocab.html This site offers an amazing list of resources for teaching vocabulary. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:34:49 GMT http://wordgeneration.org/ Word Generation is a middle school academic language program developed under the direction of Harvard University Professor Catherine Snow, one of the nation’s most prominent experts in literacy. It is a school-wide effort that demands relatively little (15 minutes, once a week) from any single subject area teacher Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:33:30 GMT http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson328b.shtml Education World ® Lesson Planning This site contains multiple links to explantions of word walls, the goals and guidelines as well as links to multiple resources and activities. Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:04:16 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.bcssa.org/pro-d/conf-present/SLA2004/SD58&37-PWIM.pdf This is an explanation of PWIM in an online resource of Nicola-Similkameen School District and Delta School District Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:03:33 GMT