[LIT] Vocab. lists

[CAG]

I just watched an archived webcast from schoolsmovingup.net entitled "What's 
Happening in Vocabulary Research" with Alfrieda Hiebert.
http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/1401

I highly recommend it. She refers to this Marzano book as well. Cathy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elisa Rankin" <monabell at swbell.net>
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." 
<lit at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: [LIT] Vocab. lists


> You might try Robert Marzano's - Building Academic Vocabulary and Building
> Background Knowledge...I just went to a workshop using this resource and 
> it
> is great!
>
> Elisa Rankin
> Instructional Facilitator
> Flores Elementary
> 5th & 6th Grade
> Uvalde, Texas
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maggie Dillier" <m.dillier at gmail.com>
> To: <lit at literacyworkshop.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:38 PM
> Subject: [LIT] Vocab. lists
>
>
>> <<I have read "Words Their Way", "Words, Words, Words" and many other
>> trade books, but I can't grasp a real procedure that works. I also do
>> a Word of the Day everyday, but still need much more. Thanks for any
>> help.
>> Janet Smith
>> 8th Grade Reading/LA>>
>>
>> Janet and others,
>> I have just finished reading Word Savvy: Integrated Vocabulary,
>> Spelling, and Word Study, Grades 3-6 by Max Brand
>> (http://www.amazon.com/Word-Savvy-Integrated-Vocabulary-Spelling/dp/157110366X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3753045-1905649?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183073574&sr=8-1)
>> and really liked it for its focus on how all of those areas are
>> interrelated. Brand shares many, many word study lessons, and though
>> it's a little thin on an overview of how he uses all in succession, I
>> appreciate his student-centered approach. His lessons are always based
>> on his observations of spelling and vocab mistakes his kids are
>> making. I'd recommend it! Please keep the vocab ideas coming,
>> everyone; I am desperate to do it right this year!
>>
>> ~Maggie
>>
>> -- 
>> Maggie Dillier
>>
>> "If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect
>> wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to
>> long for the endless immensity of the sea." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org
>>
>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to
>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org.
>>
>> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org
>
> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to 
> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org.
>
> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
>