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Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension
by William E. Nagy
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| Grades | K – 12 |
| Type | Book |
| Pages | 42 |
| Published | November 1988 |
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Nagy describes the three methods of vocabulary instruction that most effectively improve comprehension and the teaching methods that employ them.
Nagy, William. 1988. Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Learning to Learn with Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster
Modeled on the activities in Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster, a picture book, students combine vocabulary exploration with word play by planning their own vocabulary parade.
Grades 1 – 3 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Using American Sign Language to Improve Comprehension and Vocabulary
American Sign Language is combined with the hilarious poetry and pictures of Sam’s Sandwich, a lift-the-flap book, to engage all types of learners in acquiring key vocabulary.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Prereading Strategy: Using the Vocabulary, Language, Prediction (VLP) Approach
Students learn content area vocabulary and increase reading comprehension using the Vocabulary, Language, Prediction (VLP) approach.
Grades 4 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Using Word Webs to Teach Synonyms for Commonly Used Words
Students use word webs to choose synonyms for generic adjectives and to learn to adjust their word usage for different contexts.
