Teaching the Critical Vocabulary of the Common Core: 55 Words That Make or Break Student Understanding

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Your students may recognize words like determine, analyze, and distinguish, but do they understand these words well enough to quickly and completely answer a standardized test question? For example, can they respond to a question that says “determine the point of view of John Adams in his 'Letter on Thomas Jefferson′ and analyze how he distinguishes his position from an alternative approach articulated by Thomas Jefferson”?

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What Does the Research Say About Vocabulary?

Processing and Storing Vocabulary

The Critical Words: The Verbs

About the authors

Marilee Sprenger is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school. She is an author, a professional development specialist, and a popular presenter at conferences and trainings. She has provided keynote addresses internationally and specializes in social-emotional learning, executive functioning, memory, vocabulary, and the brain.

Sprenger is the author of 18 books on the brain and learning. As a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Sprenger stays abreast of the latest brain research and its applications. Her research-based, hands-on approach to professional development leaves educators with dozens of strategies to implement immediately in the classroom.