This is very long HIT. Here are the responses I got from my request of information
about Vocabulary Strategies/Programs/Word Lists/Assesments for 9-12 Education. I
made a webliograhy of things I found myself, and added all the suggestions from
LM_NETers :-) Thanks to all who contributed to my request.
Pia Alliende
Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement by Robert Marzano. It has
leveled vocabulary by subject area (level 1 - basic words) there are four levels of
words as well as strategies for effective instruction - as well as the background
research.
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We have implemented a school-wide vocab strategy as part of our NCA school
improvement process. A quick search of ERIC will yield several articles on the
importance of vocabulary, especially as it relates to reading. That is our focus,
using vocab as a reading strategy. With the current interest and emphasis on
reading at the secondary level, there is a lot of info out there. We have a
Unitedstreaming subscription and used one of the professional development videos
describing and modeling the use of a Concept Definition Map. This is an
interesting vocab choice because it requires students to activate prior knowledge,
make inferences, and create a definition in their own words. All reading strategies
and higher-level thinking for a vocab strategy.
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We do a word of the day in 9-12 only from books in our all-school read.
Then at noon the principal reads a sentence using that word (that I have written
and sent to him). Students put the sentence in a box in the library and the person
whose sentence is drawn out of the box wins a simple prize. We do this every day.
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Reader's Digest has a vocabulary challenge program you can purchase and set up
similar to a spelling bee. It has lesson plans, vocab tests, etc. The final
competition is in New York City and has $10,000, $15,000 and $25,000 scholarship
prizes. That is motivation for a lot of kids. I have organized the program the
last two years in my elementary school. It has several different grade levels. It
cost about $35-$40 a year for the program.
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I am thinking of implementing a vocab program at the MS level, something along the
lines
of A Word a Day or A Word a Week.
here's a great site: http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
<http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html>
you can sign up to receive the word of the day via email. Very popular. It goes
to people all over the world. the author has now published a couple of books you
might email him for suggestions on vocab research? His name is Anu Garg there have
definitely been links posted in the weekly comments for vocab sites, I just don't
remember them offhand.
Also, Richard Lederer is a linguist, lecturer, teacher and author who writes about
language. He's very funny. His books include some games and activities with
language you might be able to use. My own kids howled with laughter at Anguished
English.
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There are two books out that you might want to look at, although they seem to me to
be a bit limited:
_100 words every high school freshman should know_
_100 words every high school graduate should know_
They were published by Houghton Mifflin in 2003 & 2004.
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Vocabulary Strategies/Programs 9-12 Education
A Webliography Last updated February 21, 2007
by Pia Alliende| pia.alliende@redmond.k12.or.us <mailto:piedad@alliende.org>
This webliography is divided in four categories:
I. Articles, books, and presentations related to vocabulary strategies and
development
II. Word Lists
III. Vocabulary Tests
IV. Language Sites Links, Games, Puzzles, Strategies and Much More
I. Articles, books, and presentations related to vocabulary strategies,
and development
* 100 Words Every Every High School Freshman Should Know by the Editors of
The American Heritage Dictionaries Houghton Mifflin (April 7, 2004). ISBN-13:
978-0618443796
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618443797/ref=wl_it_dp/002-9335193-2076817?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2GU99TU4XLIW0&colid=2I54CQU5M2KL7
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618443797/ref=wl_it_dp/002-9335193-2076817?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2GU99TU4XLIW0&colid=2I54CQU5M2KL7>
Above is the Amazon link
100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
by the editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries. Houghton Mifflin (May
5, 2003) ISBN-13: 978-0618374120
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618374124/ref=wl_it_dp/002-9335193-2076817?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3UKFD5N40QYA4&colid=2I54CQU5M2KL7
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618374124/ref=wl_it_dp/002-9335193-2076817?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3UKFD5N40QYA4&colid=2I54CQU5M2KL7>
Above is the Amazon link
* BBC|British Council: Teaching English-Vocabulary Articles
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/vocabulary.shtmll
<http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/vocabulary.shtml>
On these pages you will find links to articles connected with the teaching
of vocabulary provided by the BCC | British Council.
* Dancing with Words: Helping Students Love Language Through Authentic
Vocabulary Instruction by Judith Rowe Michaels. National Council of Teachers of
English, 2001. Full Text available through ERIC ED 458 595.
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2/content_storage_01/0000000b/80/0d/90/fc.pdf
This book argues for a deeper, richer view of vocabulary than the standard
images conjured up by that word--worksheets, weekly quizzes, and anxieties about
standardized test scores. The book invites teachers and students to experience "the
music of words," words in isolation and in juxtapositions, and urges them to bring
their own life experiences to language, showing in turn how language can help them
know that experience more fully. It demonstrates how to build a community in the
classroom where curiosity about language is the norm. It states that, within this
community, students and teacher not only take time to test out shades of
connotation and learn about how words and syntax create voice, they also: engage in
personal and philosophical discussions that grow from seemingly simple words such
as "solitude,""self," and "phony"; participate in dance and theater games as ways
of mastering language; keep individual word lists which they share with the class
through a variety of exercises; free-associate through discussion and freewrites on
key words from literature; write their own dictionary definitions of familiar
words; experiment with the rhythms and sounds of words through poetry writing; and
explore the different vocabularies used in a big city newspaper--in sportswriting,
book and TV reviews, news reporting, editorials, and science writing. (Each chapter
contains notes, and a 17-item annotated bibliography of books for further reading
is attached.)
* Effective Vocabulary Instruction: Active, Involving, and Engaging
Strategies for Encouraging Vocabulary Development by Ray Reutzel.
http://www.coe.usu.edu/ecc/images/pdf/presentations/vocabularyinstruction.pdf
Presentations, Publications, Resources and by EEJ Center Staff
* Enhancing Vocabulary Instruction for Secondary Students (Revised)
http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/materials/secondary_vocabulary_se.asp
<http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/materials/secondary_vocabulary_se.asp>
In conjunction with the Texas Education Agency Division of Curriculum and
Professional Development <http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/rla.html> , this
guide was revised in 2003 from the original version
<http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/materials/secondary_vocabulary_se.asp#original#original>
(©2000).
This guide provides an overview of vocabulary development and focuses on
ways to enhance vocabulary instruction. It includes strategies for teaching
vocabulary and for integrating vocabulary into a lesson. It includes specific
instructional strategies for teaching vocabulary skills based on the Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), including using word parts, word
association, context clues, and connotative meaning.
This guide also contains information on adaptations for struggling readers
and writers (addressing students with disabilities and English language learners).
Adaptations of several of the strategies for vocabulary development are included.
Also provided are critical features of effective instruction and specific
information on integrating the strategies into the classroom.
Professional development guides include the following materials for
workshop presenters:
- Presentation slides, which present key points and activities, offered in
two formats: overhead transparencies and Adobe PDF presentations
- Speaker's notes and activities to accompany the presentation slides
- Informational and notetaking handouts for participants
- References
* High School Reading Leadership Teams: They Do Make a Difference!
http://rfpd.ucf.edu/library/Swan/Swan%2010/Tues3_HSRdgLdrshpTms.pdf
<http://rfpd.ucf.edu/library/Swan/Swan%2010/Tues3_HSRdgLdrshpTms.pdf>
Presentation of Navarre High School at the 5th Annual Just Read, Florida!
K-12 Leadership Conference, 2006.
* How to Find your Perfect Fit in a Secondary Reading Plan
http://rfpd.ucf.edu/library/Swan/Swan%207/Tues3_HowtoFindYourPerfectFit.pdf
* Powerpoint presentation at the 5th Annual Just Read, Florida! K-12
Leadership Conference, 2006.
* Middle and High School Reading Achievement: A School Wide Approach by Joan
Sedita, Boxford, MA: Sedita Learning Strategies, October 2004
http://www.seditalearning.com/content/article/middlehigh.pdff
<http://www.seditalearning.com/content/article/middlehigh.pdf>
* The Pikes Peak Literacy Strategies Project: Applying the findings and
recommendations of the National Reading Panel to the teaching and learning of
reading in Colorado, Spring 2005
http://www.wpsdk12.org/pplsp/pplsp_report_3-04.pdf?FCItemID=S0027C0DE
<http://www.wpsdk12.org/pplsp/pplsp_report_3-04.pdf?FCItemID=S0027C0DE>
Read Vocabulary component pp. 30-36.
* Resource Guide for Adolescent Literacy by Judith L. Irvin. Prepared by Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation. National Literacy Project. 2006
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/UnitedStates/Education/ResearchAndEvaluation/Research/HSImprovement.htm
http://www.maupinhouse.com/pdf/ResourceGuide.pdf
<http://www.maupinhouse.com/pdf/ResourceGuide.pdf>
The National Literacy Project has produced a comprehensive resource guide
to help education practitioners, from district and school administrators to
classroom teachers and coaches, and improve their approach to adolescent literacy.
Contents include full literacy programs, professional development resources,
examples of successful instructional models, literacy tools, research syntheses and
a list of experts in the field. (557 KB PDF file)
* Strategies to Enhance Vocabulary Development by Tiffany Teal. February 13,
2003. Final Project. Dekalb County Schools. ERIC ED 479128.
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED479128&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED479128
Abstract: Vocabulary knowledge provides a source of prior knowledge and
word meaning that can be used to enhance reading comprehension. It is important
that teachers be aware and knowledgeable of the many strategies available to
enhance vocabulary growth, and also how to teach these strategies to students.
These strategies can range from the use of context cues to feature analysis maps.
In this pamphlet, teachers will find strategies and activities that can be used to
increase student vocabulary growth. The pamphlet first reviews the research on
vocabulary learning and then presents "pre-reading" strategies/vocabulary,
including graphic organizer and word mapping. It next presents "during reading"
strategies/vocabulary, such as keeping a vocabulary journal, followed by "after
reading" strategies/vocabulary, such as doing crossword puzzles and morphemic
analysis. It also cites specific strategies to help English-as-a-second-language
students, including cooperative learning. The pamphlet suggests home activities for
vocabulary development, including activities for the beginning reader and the
intermediate reader. Lists 23 relevant technology Web site addresses
* Teaching Vocabulary to Adolescents to Improve Comprehension by Mary E.
Curtis and Ann Marie Longo, Reading Online, November
2001http://www.readingonline.org/articles/curtis/
<http://www.readingonline.org/articles/curtis/>
Abstract: Providing vocabulary instruction is one of the most significant
ways in which teachers can improve students' reading and listening comprehension.
It can also be one of the most challenging things for teachers to do well. This
article describes a 16-week intervention in which the comprehension of middle and
high school students reading below grade level was improved significantly by
instruction that developed their vocabularies through listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. Guiding principles for the intervention are discussed and sample
activities are provided.
* Vocabulary Development: Elaboration for Writing. Carl B. Smith (ed). ERIC:
Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication. ED 480 888.
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED480888&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&objectId=0900000b8012b4c9
Abstract: Extensive research in the area of vocabulary development revealed
a very limited amount of information on elaboration for writing. Only one article
was found that substantiated the need to connect vocabulary with elaborative
writing. This topical bibliography and commentary summarizes the findings in that
article. The bibliography/ commentary considers the following: the levels of
vocabulary proficiency, methods of teaching vocabulary, context in discovering the
meaning of unfamiliar words, review activities to enhance a student's vocabulary,
elaboration, and finally, using the new vocabulary in writing. It concludes that
research has shown that a learner's writing vocabulary is the highest level of
cognitive development, indicating that students would greatly benefit from learning
to use new vocabulary with an elaboration for writing. Lists 2 Internet resources
and 1 reference.
* Where I can journal articles on vocabulary instruction? October 2003
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Qa/archives/Subjects/Language_Arts/vocabulary.html
In response to a request for information on vocabulary instruction, AskEric
conducted a sample search of the ERIC database. In this link are appended 15
citations with abstracts, and directions for accessing the full text of articles on
vocabulary instruction.
* Vicious Vocabulary by Phil Eisenhower. Random House Reference (December 9,
2003).ISBN-13: 978-0375720413
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375720413/ref=wl_it_dp/002-9335193-2076817?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3K895O0BIZKLN&colid=2I54CQU5M2KL7
Above is the Amazon Link. Book description from Amazon.com: "Timorous
tenderfoots, lackadaisical slouches, and closed-minded obscurants should avoid this
fun and devious vocabulary book. Everyone else will delight in its blend of
flabbergasting words, wacky quotes, and creative quizzes. Educator Phil Eisenhower
has selected the words SAT and GRE takers love to hate-
such as obdurate, edacious, and vulpine-and made them memorable. Realizing
that people remember insults better than any other words, the author has phrased
each word as a humorous barb. The result is a vocabulary reference that
everyone-from gangsters to students to presidents-can use to insult and impress."
* Vocabulary Instruction in Secondary Schools from The Clearinghouse on
Reading, English, and Communication <http://reading.indiana.edu/>
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/vocabsec.html
<http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/vocabsec.html>
The materials in this website from ERIC are intended to provide an
introduction to Vocabulary Instruction in Secondary schools. They were assembled
from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic
resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are
presented at the end of the site.
* Words You Should Know In High School: 1000 Essential Words To Build
Vocabulary, Improve Standardized Test Scores, And Write Successful Papers by Burton
Jay Nadler, Jordan Nadler and, Justin Nadler. Adams Media Corporation (April 15,
2005). ISBN-13: 978-1593372941
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593372949/ref=wl_it_dp/002-9335193-2076817?ie=UTF8&coliid=I28C2BNT3ORF22&colid=2I54CQU5M2KL7
* Wordly Wise 3000: Book 9 by Kenneth Hodkinson and Sandra Adams. Educators
Pub Service (November, 2000). ISBN-13:: 978-0838824399
http://www.amazon.com/Wordly-Wise-3000-Book-9/dp/0838824390/ref=pd_sim_b_4/002-9335193-2076817
II. Word Lists
*
Academic Word List
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/research/awl/ or
http://language.massey.ac.nz/staff/awl/awlinfo.shtml
The Academic Word List was developed at the School of Linguistics and
Applied Language Studies <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/> at Victoria University of
Wellington <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/> , New Zealand. The list contains 570 word
families which were selected according to principles outlined on the website. The
list does not include words that are in the most frequent 2000 words of English.
The AWL was primarily made so that it could be used by teachers as part of a
programme preparing learners for tertiary level study or used by students working
alone to learn the words most needed to study at tertiary institutions.
*
A.Word.A.Day (AWAD)
http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
One of the services provided by Wordsmith.org is to subscribe to A Word a
Day. Subscribers received in their email one word, its definition, pronunciation
and examples. It is a community of more than 600,000 linguaphiles in at least 200
countries.
* The Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources
http://phrontistery.info/index.html <http://phrontistery.info/index.html>
Hosted by Steve Chrisomalis. Since 1996, he has compiled word lists "in
order to spread the joy of the English language. Here, you will find the
International House of Logorrhea (an online dictionary of obscure and rare words),
the Compendium of Lost Words (a compilation of ultra-rare forgotten words), and
many other glossaries, word lists, essays, and other language and etymology
resources."
* Wordly Wise© 3000: Explicit, sSystematic, and Direct Vocabulary Instruction
Grades K-12" by Kenneth Hodkinson, Sandra Adams, Cheryl Dressler, 2nd edition.
It offers pdf downloads of the research basis for World Wise, and k-12 Word
List.
ęDownload the Research
<http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/research_papers/WW3000_research.pdf> basis for
Wordly Wise 3000
http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/research_papers/WW3000_research.pdf
<http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/research_papers/WW3000_research.pdf>
ęDownload K-12 Word List: Alphabetical
<http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/other/ww3k_2E/ww3k_word_list-alpha.pdf>
http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/research_papers/WW3000_research.pdf
<http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/research_papers/WW3000_research.pdf>
ęDownload K-12 Word List: By Level
<http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/other/ww3k_2E/ww3k_word_list-level.pdf>
http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/research_papers/WW3000_research.pdf
<http://www.epsbooks.com/downloads/research_papers/WW3000_research.pdf>
* Word Lists provided by The Complete Lexical Tutor
http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/
<http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/>
Where do lists come from?
English 1000 and 2000 lists are versions of West's (1934) General Service
List (See http://jbauman.com/aboutgsl.html <http://jbauman.com/aboutgsl.html> )
Academic Word List <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/research/awl/info.html>
Averil Coxhead.
Lists used on Lextutor:
1000_families.txtt
<http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/1000_families.txt> 39k
1000_heads.txt <http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/1000_heads.txt> 9k
2000_families.txt <http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/2000_families.txt>
36k
2000_heads.txt <http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/2000_heads.txt>
awl_heads.txt <http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/awl_heads.txt> 5k
awl_families.txt <http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/awl_families.txt>
37k
awl_families_sublists.doc
<http://www.lextutor.ca/lists_download/awl_families_sublists.doc> 37k
III. Vocabulary Tests
* Daily Vocabulary Quizz
http://www.zdaily.com/word.shtml <http://www.zdaily.com/word.shtml>
Three new, often challenging, words every day to test your knowledge of the
meanings of words.
* Essential Academic Vocabulary - ACE Quizzes
http://www.college.hmco.com/esl/huntley/essential_academic_vocabulary/1e/students/ace_quizzes/index.html
Free online quizzes offered by Houghton Mifflin-College Division based on the book
Essential Academic Vocabulary by Helen Huntley , West Virginia University. (2005.
ISBN-13: 978-0618445424). The quizzes are according to the chapters of the book:
Chapter 1: Learning Styles
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Chapter 2: Stress in College Life
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Chapter 3: Student Housing
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Chapter 4: Student Activities
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Chapter 5: Review
Chapter 6: Education
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Chapter 7: Business
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Chapter 8: Marketing
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Chapter 9: Economics
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Chapter 10: Review
Chapter 11: Psychology
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Chapter 12: History
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Chapter 13: Political Science
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Chapter 14: Linguistics
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Chapter 15: Review
Chapter 16: Environmental Science
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Chapter 17: Geology
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Chapter 18: Chemistry
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Chapter 19: Information Science and Technology
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The Princeton Review Study Guides. Vocabulary Modules to prepare students
for the National Vocabulary Championship (NVC). Link to NVC
http://www.winwithwords.com/ <http://www.winwithwords.com/>
Link to the modules http://www.gsn.com/nvc/study_tools.php
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/study_tools.php>
Module 1 - Mnemonic Madness
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%201%20-%20Mnemonic%20Madness.pdf>
Module 2 - Compliment or Criticism?
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%202%20-%20Compliment%20or%20Criticism.pdf>
Module 3 - What's the Link?
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%203%20-%20Whats%20the%20Link.pdf>
Module 4 - Using Context
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%204%20-%20Using%20Context.pdf>
Module 5 - Using Context, Part 2
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%205%20-%20Using%20Context%20Part%202.pdf>
Module 6 - Dictionaries, Etymologies, and Thesauri...Oh, My!
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%206%20-%20Dictionaries%20Etymologies%20and%20Thesauruses.pdf>
Module 7 - Vocabulary Journaling
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%207%20-%20Vocabulary%20Journaling.pdf>
Module 8 - Secondary Meanings
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%208%20-%20Secondary%20Meanings.pdf>
Module 9 - The Perfect Roommate
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%209%20-%20The%20Perfect%20Roomate.pdf>
Module 10 - Analogies
<http://www.gsn.com/nvc/elements/pdf/Module%2010%20-%20Analogies.pdf>
* Recommended Vocabulary Tests and Exercises provided by Word Surfing
http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/158086/41752.html
<http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/158086/41752.html>
* SAT Preparation
www.sat-preparation.co.il <http://www.sat-preparation.co.il/>
The SAT Preparation site developed by Jacob Richman contains over 3,000
multiple choice questions to help high school students prepare for the vocabulary
section of the new SAT exam. The site is also useful to anyone that would like to
improve their English vocabulary.
Richard Lederer is the author of more than 30 books about language and
humor, including his current book, Word Wizard. Dr. Lederer's syndicated column,
"Looking at Language," appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United
States.
* Vocabulary Level Tests
http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/
<http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/>
IV. Language Sites Links, Games, Puzzles, Strategies and Much More
* Language Sites by Richard Lederer's Verbivore
http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm <http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm>
Links to languages sites provided by Richard Lederer in his website
www.verbivore.comm <http://www.verbivore.com/> . The last category is about "Word
Watching & Vocabulary Development" : http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm#vocab
<http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm#vocab>
The links are divided in the following categories:
Etymology <http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm#etym>
Grammar & Usage <http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm#grammar>
Language Columns/Online Magazines
<http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm#columns>
Linguistic Links <http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm#linguistic>
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Richard Lederer is the author of more than 30 books about language and
humor, including his current book, Word Wizard. Dr. Lederer's syndicated column,
"Looking at Language," appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United
States.
* Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun (Vocabulary Building for k-12 and ESL
Students)
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ <http://www.vocabulary.co.il/>
Site developed by Jacob Richman an Internet Consultant, and developer of
educational websites from Ma'aleh Adumim, Israel. The site's purpose is to provide
ways of improving English vocabulary while having fun. Includes Flash Games: Word
Search, Hangman, Jumble, Match Game, Vocabulary Quiz, Crossword Puzzles.
The same author has a SAT Preparation Site.
* Vocabulary University: Vocabulary, Free Word Puzzles and Activities
http://www.vocabulary.com/ <http://www.vocabulary.com/>
According to this website "...teachers have endorsed this site that
enriches classroom curriculum with self-paced, interactive activities. They
supplement personal vocabulary acquisition and are being used in over 17,000
schools plus home schools and ESL programs."
* Wordsurfing
http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/ <http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/>
According to his author Will McCulloch, Wordsurfing (MS) is based on a
well-organized, personal notebook which encourages learners to develop good
language habits. It acts as a stepping stone to real conversational practice by
helping learners to actually use their new vocabulary as soon as possible."
"The website aims to provide students and teachers with the latest
information on vocabulary learning techniques - and give them lots of good
opportunities to put theory into practice."
There are many word lists, exercises, strategies, tests, and links. Among
other things, the site provides links to free English lessons and one of the
categories focuses on vocabulary http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/158086/41752.html
<http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/158086/41752.html>
Pia Alliende
Library Media Specialist
Hartman Campus Library
Redmond High School
International School of the Cascades
2105 W. Antler Ave.
Redmond, OR 97756
541-923-4840 ext. 133/134
541-923-4846 Fax
pia.alliende@redmond.k12.or.us
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