One Hundred and One Strategies to Make Academic Vocabulary Stick

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Veteran educator Marilee Sprenger explains how to teach the essential, high-frequency words that appear in academic contexts —and reverse the disadvantages of what she calls "word poverty." Drawing on research and experience, Sprenger provides a rich array of engaging strategies to help educators across all content areas and grade levels not only teach students a large quantity of words but also ensure that they know these words well. You'll find

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Addressing Word Poverty

Remembering Words: Reviewing the Research and Building the Mindset

Encoding: Introducing New Words

Storage: Practice Makes Permanent

About the authors

Marilee Sprenger is an international educational consultant in the fields of social-emotional learning, literacy, vocabulary, and brain research. She was a classroom teacher for 25 years, mainly at the middle school level. In 1992, she trained and traveled with author and brain-based-learning educator Eric Jensen and discovered her love for the brain.

She has authored 13 books related to the brain, learning, and memory; written numerous articles; and developed DVDs, webinars, Quick Reference Guides, and online courses available through ASCD. Her keynote and workshop competence makes her a sought-after speaker for schools, districts, educational service centers, regional offices of education, and educational conferences. Sprenger is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.