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Vocabulary Lists and Activities for the PreK-2 Classroom

Integrating Vocabulary, Children’s Literature, and Think-Alouds to Enhance Literacy

By: Susan E. Israel

Engage young children with this creative and strategic approach for building early literacy skills!

This practical resource provides word lists, literature selections, and teaching strategies for building young learners' vocabulary and comprehension. Based on original research by the author and Edward B. Fry, the lists are comprised of words used frequently by children in their writing, as well as additional words to enhance vocabulary and 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

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Grade Level: PreK-2
ISBN: 9781412953511
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2008
Page Count: 144
Publication date: January 28, 2013

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"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.

Key features

Provides essential information about vocabulary development
Includes themed lists of student friendly classroom connected vocabulary
Infused throughout with tips and strategies for teaching vocabulary in primary grades

Author(s)

Susan E. Israel

Susan E. Israel is an independent researcher, writer, and literacy consultant and currently serves as President and Director of Reading Alliance for Catholic Education in Indiana, where she works with small and large corporations to enhance literacy products. Her special research interests are in the areas of reading comprehension, writing, and child-mind development as it relates to literacy processes. Israel served as assistant professor at the University of Dayton, and in 2005 she was awarded the University’s Panhellenic Council Outstanding Professor Award. She has also served on the national faculty at the University of Notre Dame Summer Program, where she taught reading and language arts methods. A former elementary teacher, she was awarded the 1998 teacher-researcher grant from the International Reading Association (IRA). Having been an active member of the IRA for over a decade, she has served on a number of IRA committees and interest groups and recently was president of the History of Literacy Special Interest Group. In addition, she has been active with the National Reading Conference. Israel has authored, coauthored, or edited over 15 books and volumes and is the senior editor of the recently published comprehensive volume, Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension (Israel & Duffy, 2008). Other recent publications include Teachers Taking Action: A Comprehensive Guide to Teacher Research (with Cynthia Lassonde, 2008), Reading First and Beyond (with Cathy Collins Block, 2005), Collaborative Literacy (2006), Shaping the Reading Field (2007), Poetic Possibilities (2006), and Quotes to Inspire Great Reading Teachers (2006).

Table of 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

Reviews

"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. The author provides a guide for integrating vocabulary, writing, and other components of the writing process.”

Gustava Cooper-Baker, Principal
Sanford B. Ladd Elementary School, Kansas City, MO

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