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University of Oregon

Big Ideas in Beginning Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

The goal for teachers from the academic content standards is every child to be reading by 3rd grade. This site will help teachers to teach the "big ideas" in reading: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text,...

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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Sat, Act, Gre Test Prep

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This page has links to 12 lesson plans include 252 SAT test words. Each SAT and ACT lesson plan includes interactive word puzzles, a definition match, a fill-in-the-blank, a crossword, reading passages, and a word search activity....

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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Animals in Their Habitats

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

A variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities are provided on the theme of animals in their habitats.

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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Key Literacy Component: Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

What's in a word? Mastery of oral and written vocabulary promotes comprehension and communication. Find out how proper instruction can help students who struggle with vocabulary.

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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Applying Word Study Strategies (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Apply previous lessons, (1) Linguistic Roots and Affixes, (2) Denotation and Connotation, (3) Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words, (4) Cognates, and (5) Reference Materials, to improve fluency and comprehension.

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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linguistic Roots and Affixes (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to recognize linguistic roots and affixes to use in determining the meaning of academic English word and in other content areas.

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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Critical Reading: Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This lesson focuses on increasing your vocabulary including using context clues, dictionaries, and your working vocabulary. It also offers two videos with strategies for enhancing your vocabulary.

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Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Read Strategically: Retain New Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This lesson focuses on strategies to retain new words such as reading voraciously, use a good dictionary and thesaurus, use new words, and learn a new word every day. It also provides an annotated biography of resource material.

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Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Read Strategically: Diversify Your Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This lesson focuses on strategies to diversify and retain new vocabularies such as reading a variety of types of writing and learning roots, suffixes, prefixes, and the etymology of words.

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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Football: College and Pro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This is a list of 22 vocabulary words and a variety of interactive puzzles and activities on the theme of football at the college and pro levels. A list of 310 football words is also provided.

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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: W.4.2d: Use Precise Language and Vocabulary

For Students 4th Standards

Links to 27 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.4.2d: Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

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Education.com

Education.com: W.4.2.d Worksheets: Use Precise Language and Vocabulary

For Students 4th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 4 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.2.D: Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or...

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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Developing Academic Language: Got Words?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards

This is a research-based article concerning how to best teach academic vocabulary. Research finds that most teachers assign and mention vocabulary, but to be effective, instruction must be direct and meaningful. Recommendations for...

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Learning Farm

Learning Farm: Common Core Standards: Dictionaries, Glossaries, Thesaurus

For Students 6th - 8th Standards

Learn about different reference materials such as dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri to help you learn meanings of words, pronunciation, or parts of speech. View a short lesson then practice using Game Mode or Test Mode.

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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: L.4.6: Acquire and Use Grade Appropriate Words and Phrases

For Students 4th Standards

Links to 10 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard L.4.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions,...

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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Learn a Word: Science Vocabulary Acquisition

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards

In this lesson, students use multiple sources to learn the meanings of science words, collaborating to create useful resources for learning and retaining science vocabulary.

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