Full Description
"Israel offers an organized resource for teaching vocabulary and provides word lists, literature connections and extensions, journal prompts, and additional resources for teachers. The book's organization allows a teacher to pick and choose where to start and what to include."
—Anita Barnes, Literacy and Math Specialist
Second Street School, Frankfort, KY
"A valuable resource for teachers who want to increase their students' vocabulary."
—Gustava Cooper-Baker, Principal
Sanford B. Ladd Elementary School, Kansas City, MO
Engage young children with this creative and strategic approach for building early literacy skills!
Helping PreK and primary-grade educators improve young students' oral language and build strong reading and writing skills, this practical resource is the ideal tool for planning literacy instruction based on the National Reading Panel's recommendations for vocabulary development.
Unique in its thematic approach to developing students' vocabulary, this book provides word lists, literature selections, and teaching strategies for building young learners' vocabulary and comprehension skills. Based on original research conducted by Susan E. Israel and Edward B. Fry, the lists are comprised of words used frequently by children in their writing, as well as additional words to enhance learning. Each thematic chapter offers:
Literacy integrations for reading and writing in the classroom
Writing prompts to integrate with journal activities
Read-aloud suggestions from children's literature
Think-alouds to enhance vocabulary
Vocabulary Lists and Activities for the PreK-2 Classroom not only fills a gap in the field of reading and writing instruction but also provides a wealth of activities and vocabulary words organized around topics appropriate for primary students.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Guest Contributor
Introduction: Vocabulary Words for Primary Grade Students
Part I. Vocabulary Voices I Hear: Development of Vocabulary Through Oral Language Literacy
1. School Success
#1: Back to School
#2: People I Know
#3: Kindness Counts
#4: My Favorites
#5: Classroom Jobs
#6: Understanding Directions
#7: School Themes
#8: Parent Volunteers
2. Oh, the Words We Know!
#9: Witty Words We Know From A-Z
#10: Words We Use When We Go Places
#11: Dr. Seuss Fun
#12: Name Games
#13: My Word Wall
#14: ABC Books Resource List
3. Phonics and Team Work
#15: What to Say Instead of "Sound It Out"
#16: Words With R-Controlled Vowels
#17: "H" Brothers
#18: Cow Words
Part II. Read to Me Words: Building Rich Vocabulary Through Storybooks and Other Print-Rich Materials
4. New Genres
#19: What Are You Thinking?
#20: Books With Lessons
#21: We Are Special
#22. Wired Words
#23: Words I Know Web
5. Informational Storybooks by T. Lee Williams
#24: Nonfiction for Everyone
#25: Cookbook Fun
#26: Bugs and Brains
#27: Factual Fun
#28: Cultural Curiosity
6. Celebrations
#29: Happy Birthday
#30: Celebrating the 100th Day
#31: Holidays
#32: Seasonal Fun
#33: Literacy Day
Part III. How I Use Words I Can Read: Developing Vocabulary Literacy Through Writing
7. Writer's Learning New Words
#34: Writer's World Words
#35: Ideas for Writing
#36: Writing Prompts
#37: Creative Writing Connections
#38. Vocabulary Word List From Israel and Fry's Research
#39: Writing Responses
#40: Books to Help Children With Writing
Resource A: Vocabulary Self-Assessment
Resource B: Readings About Vocabulary
Resource C: Web Sites for Teaching Phonics and Learning to Read
Resource D: Science Vocabulary and Web Sites to Increase Critical Thinking
Resource E: Poetry Learning Centers
Resource F: Home-School Connections
References
Children's Book References
Index
