Word by Word
101 ways to inspire and engage students by building vocabulary, improving spelling, and enriching reading, writing, and learning
1st Edition
Published on 8. February 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
167 pages
978-1-55138-338-5 (ISBN)
Description
Discover key strategies for making words the core of classroom instruction and engagement. Literacy guru Larry Swartz offers novel ways to expand students' interest in and facility with words and word power - day by day, word by word.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ottawa
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55138-338-5 (9781551383385)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Larry, a native of Toronto, holds degrees from York University and the University of Toronto, where he earned his master and doctor of education degrees. He has been a classroom teacher, literacy consultant, and drama consultant for twenty-five years in the Peel District School Board, Mississauga, Ontario.
Content
Foreword: Why Words Matter Introduction 1 Becoming a Word Collector 2 Becoming Word Wise 3 Does Spelling Count? 4 The Write Word 5 Reading the Words We Need 6 The Poetry of Words 7 What Does That Mean? 8 Word Play 9 What a Wonderful Word 10 A Month of Word Puzzles.