Teaching vocabulary : 50 creative strategies, grades 6-12 /
[edited by] Gail E. Tompkins, Cathy Blanchfield.
- 2nd ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, c2008.
- vii, 178 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Robust" vocabulary instruction -- "You will thank me for this some day" : a reflection on direct vocabulary instruction -- Collecting words -- Exploring definitions -- Working with meanings -- Expanding writing vocabulary -- Investigating word origins -- Playing with words.