Shell Education Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Science, Grades 1 to 8

Boost students' science vocabulary with Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Science. Sample lessons using each strategy are included for grade spans 1 to 8 using vocabulary words from standards-based, content-specific units of study. Includes 25 research-based strategies, differentiation suggestions, assessment strategies, sample word lists including both specialized content and general academic words, and parent letters in both English and Spanish. Includes Teacher Resource CD with PDFs of resource pages, word lists, assessment pages, and parent letters.