Dare to Differentiate
Third Edition
Vocabulary Strategies for All Students
Danny Brassell
A Paperback Originale-bookprint + e-book
A Paperback Original
orderNovember 3, 2010
ISBN 9781609180058
Price: $32.00 151 Pages
Size: 8" x 10½"
Request a free digital professor copy on VitalSource ?This highly practical resource for K–6 teachers is packed with 25 classroom-tested, step-by-step strategies for developing word knowledge. The emphasis throughout is not only on teaching new words, but also on strengthening students’ comprehension and long-term vocabulary acquisition. Especially valuable are guidelines for how to differentiate each strategy so it can be used successfully with English language learners and students at varying proficiency levels. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book features helpful print and Web resources for each strategy, along with 20 reproducible worksheets.
This title is part of the Teaching Practices That Work Series, edited by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher.
“Brassell clearly has a deep passion for teaching. Busy teachers everywhere will appreciate this wonderful collection of the most effective research-based vocabulary strategies, guaranteed to engage students and improve comprehension. Brassell's humor and style shine through on every page. The book is loaded with practical ways to differentiate vocabulary instruction for all students, using rich hands-on activities, games, and Web resources. I love this book!”
—Lori Oczkus, MA, literacy coach and author, Orinda, California
“The vocabulary strategies and word play activities alone make this volume an excellent addition to any K-6 teacher's bookshelf. But the real strength of the book is that it provides ideas for differentiating instruction based on the strategies. Meeting the specific needs of students through differentiation is always a challenge; this book shows how differentiating word learning can be both manageable for the teacher and fun for students.”
—Thomas DeVere Wolsey, EdD, Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, Walden University
“Dare to Differentiate jumps right into ideas and strategies that elementary teachers can start using immediately to embed vocabulary learning throughout the curriculum. The easy-to-use format includes a description of each strategy plus a classroom example that shows how it works. This book is a great addition to any educator's library.”
—Joanne Toft, MA, former K-6 teacher; Associate Director, Arts for Academic Achievement, Minneapolis Public Schools
“Are you looking for a way (or many ways) to make vocabulary instruction come alive for your students? Then Dare to Differentiate, Third Edition, is for you. Not only does Brassell present an array of engaging instructional strategies, but he also provides ways to make each strategy work for different students and classrooms. Differentiation makes the difference! I highly recommend this extraordinary volume.”
—Timothy Rasinski, PhD, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies, Kent State University
Table of Contents
IntroductionStrategies
1. Analogies
2. Barrier Games
*Word Play: Neologisms/Sniglets
3. Concept Ladders
4. Contextual Redefinition
*Word Play: Rebuses
5. Exclusion Brainstorming
6. Hierarchical and Linear Arrays
*Word Play: Eponyms
7. Idioms
8. Interactive Word Walls
*Word Play: Hink Pinks, Hinky Pinkies, and Hinkity Pinkities
9. K–W–L Plus
10. List–Group–Label
*Word Play: Tom Swiftlies
11. Morphemic Analysis
12. Personal Vocabulary Journals
*Word Play: Dittograms
13. Possible Sentences
14. Read-Alouds
*Word Play: Book Talk
15. Scavenger Hunts
16. Semantic Feature Analysis
*Word Play: Pangrams
17. Semantic Mapping
18. Student VOC Strategy
*Word Play: Oxymorons
19. Text Talk
20. Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy
*Word Play: Top Ten Lists
21. Vocab-o-grams
22. Vocabulary Cards (Example/Nonexample)
*Word Play: Palindromes
23. Word Plays
24. Word Riddles
25. Word Sorts
About the Author
Danny Brassell, PhD, is Professor in the Teacher Education Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Dr. Brassell is an experienced classroom teacher who has worked with students ranging from preschoolers to rocket scientists, and he has published numerous articles and books. A reformed reluctant reader now dedicated to creating passionate readers, Dr. Brassell founded the Lazy Readers’ Book Club (www.lazyreaders.com), which provides recommendations for “cool short books” for all ages. His workshops have motivated audiences across the country to create cultures in homes, schools, and businesses that stimulate innovation through widespread reading. Dr. Brassell's website is www.dannybrassell.com.Audience
K–6 teachers; literacy specialists and coaches.Course Use
May serve as a supplemental text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses.Previous editions published by Guilford:
Second Edition, © 2009
ISBN: 9781606234303
New to this edition:
- ""Word Play"" features with engaging vocabulary games and classroom activities.
- Reproducible worksheets that encourage student interaction.
- Updated and expanded list of online resources.