Vocabulary

Effective Vocabulary Instruction
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 * [|Middle School Vocabulary Videos]: In this set of video clips, Virginia educators demonstrate strategies and activities that can be used in vocabulary instruction in middle school classrooms. The strategies and activities presented here are not limited to English class, but can be used for any subject or content area involving vocabulary instruction. A [|facilitator’s guide] (in PowerPoint) provides additional staff development opportunities.
 * [|David Hyerl's Thinking Maps]: includes links to descriptions and example of eight thinking map processes
 * Blank Jeopardy Powerpoint Game for games with key concepts and content area vocabulary terms:
 * [|Mindmapping Examples]
 * [|Inspiration ideas] for modified "mindmapping"
 * [|Inside Words: Tools for Teaching Academic Vocabulary] (Great book by Janet Allen)
 * [|Possible Sentences]
 * [|Vocab-O-Gram]
 * Post-Reading: [|Concept Circles]

**Readability Issues and Disciplinary Vocabulary Instruction**

 * [|NAEP Reading Scores 2007]
 * [|Online Readability Calculator]
 * [|Other textbook readability issues]
 * How to Read A Textbook
 * Textbook Scavenger Hunts in [|American History], [|Math], and [|Science]
 * [|How English Language Learners Express Their Reading Difficulties]
 * Video examples for [|Making Connections] and [|Understanding Vocabulary]
 * Education World Article: [|ABC Books Aren't For Babies]
 * Brozo, W., & Hargis, C. (2003). [|Using Low-Stakes Reading Assessment:] one school's story for how they increased the effectiveness of initiatives seeking to improve the reading levels of students in content area courses


 * Digital Vocabulary Scaffolds**
 * [|Vocabulary] - Online Web Dictionary : VoyCabulary makes the words on any webpage into links so you can look them up in a dictionary or other word-reference-site of your choice, by simply clicking on the word - this is pretty powerful!
 * [|Merriam Webster Online Visual Dictionary]
 * Improve Your Vocabulary with many of these interactive vocabulary activities at [|http://www.vocabulary.com]
 * Word Ahead Vocabulary VIdeo and Flash Cards for SAT, ACT, and GRE ([|including videos made by students]) and [|BrainyFlix.com] for more vocabulary videos
 * [|Word Sift] to quickly identify important words in a text passage, help visualize their meaning,and much more!
 * [|Readability Online Tool]Lets you customize the look of any website you select with the click of a button!
 * [|Vocab Videos for SAT Prep]