Vocabulary Strategies That Work : Do This—Not That! (Paperback, 2 ed)

1. 5 Things Every Educator Should Know About Vocabulary Acquisition and Instruction 2. Purposeful Teacher Selection of Focus Words 3. Purposeful Student Selection of Focus Words 4. Help Students Come Up With Their Own Definitions 5. Use Strategies to Engage Students in Word Study 6. Teach Students Morphological Strategies to Figure Out Words They Do Not Know, in Addition to Context-Clue Strategies 7. Use Symbols, Pictures, and Movement to Help Bring Vocabulary to Life 8. Highlight and Use a Word Wall in Classroom Instruction 9. Use and Apply Vocabulary Words Regularly (versus Isolated Practice) 10. Assess Student Use of Words in Authentic Writing and Speaking