Vocabulary Development Strategies for Long-Term Impact

Vocabulary Development Strategies for Long-Term Impact

Have you met Jerome? You should. When we unpack the new Artful Reading module, The Right Word, and teachers read Peter H. Reynolds’ picture book, The Word Collector for the first time, they all, without fail, meet Jerome and fall in love. Why do they fall in love?...
Teaching Critical Vocabulary

Teaching Critical Vocabulary

  Middle and high school teachers are embracing deeper reading in their classes, as required by the Common Core State Standards. They accept the literacy premise that students need to build background knowledge in order to comprehend, analyze, and synthesize...

Differentiation Assessment: A Different Type of Vocabulary Test

This is my second differentiation post in a series of blogs on this topic. I will continue to add instructional suggestions and examples from my experience. My favorite vocabulary assessment involved discussion.  This is one of the reasons it was different but another...