Word Study

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Hallmark features of this title

• 12 hands-on units are designed to ensure mastery of the complex concepts students will need to understand to succeed in math classes and beyond.
• Connections to Common Core Standards, or other rigorous state standards are made throughout the units.
• Tips for structuring vocabulary instruction include identifying important vocabulary, planning age-appropriate activities, and creating blackline masters. Each unit includes specific lesson plans, yet also lets teachers innovate on the format to use with other academic vocabulary in their curriculum.
• Emphasis on generative vocabulary helps students see meaningful chunks of words and use them to learn and create important related words.
• Tips for multilingual students give teachers ideas on how to support all students’ needs. Cognates in Spanish help Spanish-speaking students make connections and help monolingual English-speaking students gain knowledge of other languages.
• Interactive activities help students learn by sharing, doing, collaborating and creating.

Word Study: Vocabulary Instruction for Elementary Mathematics (formerly titled Words Their Way™: Vocabulary Instruction for Elementary Mathematics) is designed for use by 4th- or 5th-grade classroom teachers. Filled with vocabulary-rich activities and strategies, this handy supplement supports the learning of academic vocabulary so your students will do better when they work in their core math textbook. Hands-on teaching units address 3 areas of study covered in a typical math class or textbook: geometry, measurement, and numbers and operations. Each unit provides specific directions, language, reproducible materials, supporting activities and assessments to help you effectively target the important content objectives you already teach, and reflect the expectations of your state or the Common Core standards.

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