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=Welcome to the ESU 8 Vocabulary Wiki=

**Common Core State Standards for Vocabulary**

http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
 * Download the document below. Search the word "vocabulary". **

**Professional Development Sites for //Learning to Teach// Vocabulary Effectively**

@http://ctl.uoregon.edu/sitemap
 * Center on Teaching and Learning Sitemap **

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english
 * Collins English Dictionary **

//View Elementary and Secondary Videos of Explicit Instruction by Dr. Anita Archer // www.explicitinstruction.org
 * Explicit Instruction **

** IES - Institute for Educational Sciences ** Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practice Guide  //These guides present strategies that teachers can use to increase the reading ability of adolescent students. // @http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide.aspx?sid=8 **Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework** //Resources are focused on the essential elements of Vocabulary Instruction // @http://oregonliteracypd.uoregon.edu/topic/vocabulary-development

Learn about the need for today's students to read across content areas like social studies and science @http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/sec_rdng/chalcycle.htm
 * IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module: Secondary Reading Instruction **
 * Teaching Vocabulary and Comprehension in the Content Areas **

// Select a grade, a topic and a category to locate K-5 Vocabulary Classroom Applications, Example Lessons, Videos, and Simulations. // @http://www.texasreadsource.org/PDSRIWebApp/jsp/login.jsp
 * University of Texas at Austin Searchlight - EXCELLENT FREE ONLINE COURSE for K-4 **


 * Dictionaries and Thesauri **

**CoBuild Dictionary** // This dictionary has at least one example sentence for almost every meaning of every word. The example sentences show how a word is really used by // speakers of English, not an Editor. @http://www.mycobuild.com/free-search.aspx


 * Collins English Dictionary **

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// Etymologies are explanations of what words meant and how they sounded 600-2,000 years ago. // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.etymonline.com/
 * Etymology Dictionary **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://prefixsuffix.com/
 * Prefix Suffix English Language Roots Reference **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://latinamericalinks.com/spanish_cognates.htm
 * Spanish Cognates Dictionary ** (Spanish words resemble English words)

@http://thesaurus.com/
 * Thesaurus **

**Visual Thesaurus** // An interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. // @http://nnnc.visualthesaurus.com/

// Online Graphical Dictionary // @http://visuwords.com/
 * Visuwords **

// Designed for students by Merriam-Webster. Give your memory a growth spurt. // @http://wordcentral.com/
 * Word Central **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">**Wordsmyth** //<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Premier Educational Dictionary and Thesaurus // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.wordsmyth.net/

<span style="color: #0b3ba2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">**Webinars** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://panopto.uoregon.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer/Default.aspx?id=d5f9fc92-5c45-41a4-9086-67363df0e617
 * <span style="color: #0b3ba2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;">Anita Archer: Teaching Vocabulary and Concepts in Early Reading: Application of Explicit Instruction Research **

<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">**Components of a Vocabulary Program** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">// View an hour long webinar by Dr. Anita Archer (Scroll to bottom of web page) // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">@http://ctl.uoregon.edu/pd/cf10/strand/Language

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">**Teaching Basic Vocabulary** by Robert Marzano (Handouts and Powerpoint) 1 hour and 20 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">http://elt.heinle.com/us/en_us/audioVideo/marzano.html

<span style="color: #0b3ba2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">**Websites for Vocabulary Practice and Exploration**

<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">//Vocabulary by Grade Level and Content Areas// @http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/index.html
 * Academic Vocabulary List 2009 (Updated) **

@http://reading.uoregon.edu/
 * Big Ideas in Beginning Reading K-3 **

**Building Academic Vocabulary Tutorial K-12** // Marzano’s Six-Step Process // @http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html @http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/ppt-vocab.html (games)

@http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/
 * English Vocabulary Exercises **

http://esu3vocab.wikispaces.com/home
 * ESU #3 Vocabulary Wikispace **

**Exam English - Free Practice Tests for Learners of English** @http://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/academic_wordlist.html

**Exceptional Expressions for Everyday Events** //<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Series of 32 flexible vocabulary development lessons each focusing on an everyday concept. // //<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Download the 173 new edition for free. // @http://www.textproject.org/assets/products/e4/download/TextProject-E4-Complete_Edition.pdf

**Florida Center for Reading Research** // Select Vocabulary, K-5 Grade Level, and Category // @http://www.fcrr.org/FAIR_Search_Tool/FAIR_Search_Tool.aspx

**Nebraska Standards Instructional Too**l (Glossary) @http://www.education.ne.gov/AcademicStandards/SIT/

**Quizlet** Largest flash cards and study games website covering every subject @http://quizlet.com/ View “How to Use” Quizlet Movie @http://streaming.esu3.org/videos/qt/esu3/PDD_QT/FtCalhoun/FortCalhounF2FKrambeck10-08-10.mov

http://esu3vocab.wikispaces.com/Tech+%26+Vocab
 * Technology Tools and Vocabulary Instruction ESU 3 **

**Text Project** by Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert @http://www.textproject.org/

@http://www.uefap.com/vocab/vocfram.htm
 * Using English for Academic Purposes **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://net.pbslearningmedia.org/
 * Virtual Learning Library ** (Click on English/Language Arts and Choose Grade Level)

@http://www.vocabahead.com/
 * VocabAhead Vocabulary Videos **

@http://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/
 * VocabGrabber **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">@http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
 * Vocabulary Building Games **

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 * Vocabulary Workshop Sadlier Flashcard Sets **

@http://vocablog-plc.blogspot.com/
 * Vocabulogic Blog: Bridging the Verbal Divide **

//<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Register for free to begin learning vocabulary in a fun and engaging way. // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">@http://dynamo.dictionary.com/
 * Word Dynamo **

// A free research-based vocabulary program for middle school students designed to teach words through language arts, math, science, and social studies classes. It requires only 15 minutes a week from each content area teacher. // @http://www.wordgeneration.org/proven.html
 * Word Generation **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Wordle ** //<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Generate a "word cloud" from text you enter // <span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">www.wordle.net

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Word SiftNancy Frey. ** //<span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Enter text to identify key words that link to Google Images and Virtual Thesaurus // <span style="color: #003264; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">www.wordsift.com

Subscribe to //Vocabulary and Oral Language Development: Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at the University of Texas// Sessions share a routine with explicit vocabulary instruction within a before, during and after reading model.
 * iTunes U **


 * <span style="color: #0b3ba2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5;">High Quality Vocabulary Books **

//**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 11pt;">Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, Second Edition ** by // Beck, I.L. & McKeown, M.G. Guilford Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4625-0816-7

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">//**Vocabulary Instruction: Research to Practice, Second Edition**// by Baumann and Kame’enui. Guilford Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-4625-0397-1

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">**Teaching Basic and Advanced Vocabulary: A Framework for Direct Instruction** //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">by Robert Marzano. Cengage Learning, 2010. ISBN-13: 9781424067138

// **Vocabulary Their Way: Word Study with Middle and Secondary Students (Grades 4-12)** // by Shane Templeton, Francine Johnston, Donald Bear and Marcia Invernizzi. Allyn and Bacon, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-1315-5535-8

// **Word Wise and Content Rich: 5 Essential Steps to Teaching Academic Vocabulary (Grades 7-12)** // by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey. Heinemann, 2008. ISBN: 987-0-325-01382-4


 * <span style="color: #0b3ba2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Programs for Vocabulary Development (Grades 4-12) **


 * // Academic Vocabulary Toolkit: Mastering High-Use Words for Academic Achievement (Grades 6-12) //** by Kate Kinsella
 * NGL.Cengage.com/AcademicVocabularyToolkit **
 * <span style="color: #ff0049; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Download Toolkit Brochure for more information. Download Word Selection Rationale to view the words that are taught and the rationale for choosing the words. **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.soprislearning.com/cs/Satellite/Vocabulary_Through_Morphemes_Overview?cmsid=Sopris
 * // Vocabulary through Morphemes //** by Susan Ebbers. Grades 4-6 and Intervention 6-8. Sopris West, 2009

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 * // Vocabulary Workshop //** by Sadlier-Oxford. (Levels A-F) Research for Vocabulary Workshop available at:


 * // Word Generation //** **Middle School Literacy Development Using Academic Language** developed under the direction of Catherine Snow. Three years worth of lessons are available free on this site - []


 * <span style="color: #0b3ba2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;"> Word List Suggestions **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">@http://www.sewardreadingresources.com/fourkw.html
 * The First 4,000 Words ** by Michael Graves


 * <span style="color: #0b3ba2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Other Vocabulary Wikis to Visit **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">http://esu4vocabularystrategies.wikispaces.com/
 * ESU #4 Vocabulary Wiki **