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Content Area Vocabulary - Science and Social Studies
Content Area Vocabulary Science and Social Studies Author:Edward Goldstein, Patricia Lynch, Jean Lapinski, Miriam Olsen Excerpt from Teacher Introduction- "Vocabulary Instruction- can we afford the time to provide it, given the many curricular demands upon today's teacher? Good teachers have long recognized the necessity for teaching the words and concepts that students will encounter in their assignments. Reading experts agree that knowledge of vocabulary is t... more »he single most important factor in effective comprehension. Vocabulary is also the major contributor to high scores on standardized tests and college entrance exams. Content Area Vocabulary provides in-depth vocabulary instruction in the context of science and social-studies topics, incorporating recent research on the effective teaching of vocabulary and reading comprehension.« less