Resources for Building Vocabulary and Concept Development
Unrelated to the readings for EDLA 7550, I wanted to post here the resources that Edward, Michelle C and I compiled for EDRD.
Internet Resources
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4503
Articles and resources compiled by Scholastic magazine.
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
Collection of online games and quizzes.
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/vocab.html
Collection of a variety of quizzes and strategies.
Mega-site for vocabulary building, features lots of activities.
http://www.varietygames.com/CW/
Create crossword puzzles online
Vocabulary list and lesson plan generator.
Online word games.
http://games.yahoo.com/hub/goto;_ylt=AtyVIxpfQ.IhTakAoDPVLMgK230u?gn=gn_word#gamelist
Yahoo Word games front page.
Books
Bromley, Karen (2002). Stretching Students’ Vocabulary. Scholastic Professional Books.
Burchers, Sam (1998). Vocabulary Cartoons II: Building an Educated Vocabulary With Sight And Sound Memory Aids. New Monic Books.
Burchers, Sam (1997). Vocabulary Cartoons: Building an Educated Vocabulary With Visual Mnemonics. New Monic Books.
Geer, Philip and Susan Geer (2004). Picture These SAT Words!. Barron’s Educational Series.
Greenberg, Dan (2002). 25 Wacky & Wonderful Stories That Boost Vocabulary. Teaching Resources.
Meltzer, Tom (1999). Illustrated Word Smart: A Visual Vocabulary Builder (Smart Guides). Princeton Review.
Sternberg, Robert J. (1987), “Most Vocabulary is Learned from Context” in Margaret G. McKeown and Mary E. Curtis, in The Nature of Vocabulary Acquisition, Lawrence Erlbaum .
Vurnakes, Caludia (1998). Words on the Vine: 36 Vocabulary Units on Root Words. Instructional Fair.
Flash Cards
Picture These SAT Words in a Flash Cards by Philip Geer
Extreme SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Flip-O-Matic (Flip-O-Matic) by Kaplan
Computer Games
