Words Their Way: Vocabulary for Middle & High School Volume 1 Classroom Package

Words Their Way: Vocabulary for Middle and High School is a vocabulary development program. It teaches strategies and word relationships while focusing on acquiring and using vocabulary. The program is an ideal supplement for any core English Language Arts curriculum. Words Their Way: Vocabulary for Middle and High School helps students understand how language works, so they’ll be able to comprehend more complex texts.

The pedagogy behind the proven elementary word study program, Words Their Way, has now been extended for middle and high school. The program builds on the foundation established in the elementary grades and provides engaging vocabulary lessons for secondary students. Instruction addresses vocabulary standards by teaching strategies and word relationships, while focusing on acquiring and using age-appropriate vocabulary.

The classroom package includes:

The Volume 1 Student Book for 30 students: The student book includes 60 lessons that incorporate over 600 vocabulary words, and include explicit strategies for determining meaning through multiple exposures to words. Thirty lessons cover Greek and Latin roots and Generative vocabulary, and thirty lessons cover general academic vocabulary and domain-specific vocabulary. Students will read passages rich in context and have multiple opportunities to use the words taught. Students use a standard notebook (separate; not included) to write in words, answers to questions, and complete exercises given in this workbook. Softcover.

The Volume 1 Teacher Edition is a robust but easy-to-use guide that provides instructional routines and assessments for 60 lessons and 6 review weeks. Articles from educational experts are also included for professional development. Lesson instructions include objectives, a list of materials required for the lesson (with page numbers), a list of words, and instructions for introducing and teaching the lesson and practicing the lesson. Differentiated learning suggestions for struggling, advanced and ELL students included. Softcover.

Vocabulary Routine Cards Package Volume 1: guides teachers of each content area-mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies-on the best practices for vocabulary instruction. Each card incorporates seven strategies for teachers to set a routine for vocabulary acquisition. The back of the card provides a list of content words taught in the lessons, along with relevant Greek and Latin connections.

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