Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12

176 Pages·2007·2.52 MB·English

by  Janet Allen

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Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen. Copyright © 2007.
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Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen. Copyright © 2007.
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Page 5: “What Do We Know from Research?” Previously published in
“The Art of Effective Vocabulary Instruction,” by Janet Allen. In
Adolescent Literacy, edited by Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst, and Linda
Rief. Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of the publisher, Heinemann.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Allen, Janet, 1950–
Inside words : tools for teaching academic vocabulary, grades
4–12 / Janet Allen.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-57110-399-4 (alk. paper)
1. Vocabulary—Study and teaching. 2. Language arts. I. Title.
LB1574.5.A43 2007
418’.0071—dc22 2007024330
Cover, interior design, and typeset by Martha Drury
Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, recycled
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Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen. Copyright © 2007.
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Instructional Strategies and the Tools
That Support Them vii
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
CONCEPT CIRCLES 13
CONCEPT LADDER 19
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY: CATEGORIES AND LABELS 25
CONTEXTUAL REDEFINITION 31
DICTOGLOS 35
FOCUSED CLOZE 39
FRAYER MODEL 43
FREQUENT CONTACT 49
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“I’M THINKING OF A WORD . . .” 55
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POSSIBLE SENTENCES 81
PREVIEWING CONTENT VOCABULARY 87
SEMANTIC FEATURE ANALYSIS 91
SEMANTIC MAPPING 97
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 101
THINK-PAIR-SHARE: COLLABORATE FOR UNDERSTANDING 105
VOCAB-O-GRAM 109
WORD SORT 115
WORD WALLS 119
Appendix 123
Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen. Copyright © 2007.
Stenhouse Publishers. All rights reserved. No reproduction without written permission from publisher.
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Builds Background Knowledge
CONCEPT LADDER 19
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY: CATEGORIES AND LABELS 25
DICTOGLOS 35
FOCUSED CLOZE 39
FRAYER MODEL 43
LEAD 63
LIST-GROUP-LABEL 69
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS 75
POSSIBLE SENTENCES 81
VOCAB-O-GRAM 109
WORD SORT 115
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Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen. Copyright © 2007.
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Teaches Words That Are Critical to Comprehension
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Provides Support During Reading and Writing
CONCEPT CIRCLES 13
CONCEPT LADDER 19
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY: CATEGORIES AND LABELS 25
FREQUENT CONTACT 49
LEAD 63
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS 75
POSSIBLE SENTENCES 81
SEMANTIC FEATURE ANALYSIS 91
SEMANTIC MAPPING 97
WORD WALLS 119
Develops Conceptual Framework for Themes, Topics,
and Units of Study
CONCEPT CIRCLES 13
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY: CATEGORIES AND LABELS 25
CONTEXTUAL REDEFINITION 31
DICTOGLOS 35
FOCUSED CLOZE 39
LEAD 63
LIST-GROUP-LABEL 69
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS 75
POSSIBLE SENTENCES 81
PREVIEWING CONTENT VOCABULARY 87
SEMANTIC FEATURE ANALYSIS 91
SEMANTIC MAPPING 97
VOCAB-O-GRAM 109
Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen. Copyright © 2007.
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WORD SORT 115
WORD WALLS 119 In
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CONCEPT CIRCLES 13
CONCEPT LADDER 19
CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY: CATEGORIES AND LABELS 25
CONTEXTUAL REDEFINITION 31
FOCUSED CLOZE 39
FREQUENT CONTACT 49
“I’M THINKING OF A WORD . . .” 55
I SPY: A WORD SCAVENGER HUNT 59
LEAD 63
LIST-GROUP-LABEL 69
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS 75
POSSIBLE SENTENCES 81
PREVIEWING CONTENT VOCABULARY 87
SEMANTIC FEATURE ANALYSIS 91
SEMANTIC MAPPING 97
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 101
THINK-PAIR-SHARE: COLLABORATE FOR UNDERSTANDING 105
VOCAB-O-GRAM 109
WORD SORT 115
Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary, Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen. Copyright © 2007.
Stenhouse Publishers. All rights reserved. No reproduction without written permission from publisher.