Teaching Academic Vocabulary Effectively

About the Book

Are you looking to boost student content area reading comprehension as well as improve student understanding of standardized tests? This workbook provides nine comprehensive academic vocabulary units that focus on essential academic terms encountered in non-fiction readings. The teaching of these high-utility words in the manner provided, will increase content area comprehension while also improving functional analysis skills. This is how vocabulary should be taught!

About the Author

Educator of the Year, Mrs. Julie Adams has been an educator since 1997. She is an educational consultant and owner of Adams Educational Consulting, providing nationwide training in content area reading and writing. In addition to her Master?s in Teaching, she is a Nationally Board Certified teacher who has taught at all levels. A former professor, she currently teaches 8th grade English and Social Science at University Preparatory School in Redding, CA. She can be reached at jadams@suhsd.net.