Teaching Individual Words

Helping students master a broad range of individual words is a vital part of effective vocabulary instruction. Building on his bestselling resource The Vocabulary Book, Michael Gravess new book describes a practical program for teaching individual words in the K8 classroom. Designed to foster effective, efficient, and engaging differentiated instruction, Teaching Individual Words combines the latest research with vivid illustrations from real classrooms. Get ready to bridge the vocabulary gap with this user-friendly teaching tool! Book Features include: A set of tactics proven successful for teaching individual words, including how to select words. Detailed lesson examples for introductory instruction, for reviewing words, and for assessing word knowledge. Strategies that will work across grade levels to meet the needs of struggling readers, average readers, gifted readers, and English language learners.