Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading: A Professional Development Guide to Vocabulary

by Evangeline Newton, Timothy V. Rasinski, Nancy D. Padak

Learn to assess and enhance your vocabulary skills! Finally teachers have access to a professional development series, Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading, written specifically to guide them in sharpening their understanding of the five key components to Reading First—phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. This book focuses on vocabulary, but each volume in the five-part series addresses one key component and presents friendly tips and strategies that teachers can take right into the classroom. How to make Vocabulary work for you! Teachers rave about A Professional Development Guide to Vocabulary ! “This book is one that will be used from cover to cover. [T]he book is a wealth of actual activities to use for vocabulary growth. What teacher or staff development instructor wouldn’t want all this information at their fingertips?” —Cathy Taylor, Reading First literacy coach, Stewart County Elementary School, Lumpkin, GA Also available in the Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading A Professional Development Guide to Phonemic Awareness ©2008 0-205-45628-6 A Professional Development Guide to Phonics ©2008 0-205-45630-8 A Professional Development Guide to Fluency ©2008 0-205-45629-4 A Professional Development Guide to Comprehension ©2008 0-205-45627-8

108 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2007