This week’s question is: What are the best instructional strategies for vocabulary development? All educators in all subjects have to teach vocabulary. If our students don’t know the meanings of the ...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare 2 methods for directly teaching word meanings to kindergarten students within storybook read‐alouds that varied in instructional time and depth of ...

In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...

Julie Perry’s first-grade classroom at Red Bug Elementary is swimming in language. Lyrics about letters dangle from the ceiling, books are crammed into every nook and charts of poems hang on a rod.

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. In the spirit of James Lang’s Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, I want ...

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[Joakim] has built a clock that spells out the time in words. Wait a second – word clock, what is this, 2009? Word clocks are one of those projects that have become timeless. When we see a build that ...

500 Words, aims to spark children’s imaginations - encouraging them to write the stories they’d love to read, discover new books, and explore the power of creativity through storytelling.