http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/vocabulary?feed=rss&pg=4 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "vocabulary" on Netvouz http://jc-schools.net/writeaway/ Write Away is a professional development project whose goal is to improve composition skills for grades 6-12 through a school-wide writing initiative based on the Four Square Writing Graphic Organizer developed by Judith S. and Evan Gould. See the PowerPoints on Persuasive and Expository Writing, especially the "Canned" Presentations. Literacy > Writing Strategies jgordon Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:37:49 GMT 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://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://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 http://www.languageguide.org/im/alpha/eng/ A link in the Vocabulary Guide: This site enables students to listen to each letter of the alphabet as they select them. Literacy > Spelling jgordon Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:00:04 GMT http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787987611.html Building Academic Language by Jossey-Bass:: explains the functions and features of academic language that every teacher (language arts, history, math, & science teachers, etc.) should know for supporting academic reading, writing, and discussion. The book includes research-based instructional and assessment activities that content teachers can use to build students' abilities to understand and describe the many abstract concepts, higher-order thinking skills, and complex relationships in a discipline. The book emphasizes an approach that builds from students' existing ways of learning and communicating, scaffolding them to think and talk as content area experts think and talk about math, science, history, and language arts. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:17:53 GMT