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Articles from July, 2012
One way to help students grapple with more complex texts is to be more transparent about measurements of readability in the classroom. Reveal to students the readability of a text before reading it, and engage in meaningful discussions about what makes a text difficult.
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When faced with our Abecedarian/A-B-C SAT Prep Lists, do you work your way straight through from A to Z? Or do you skip around arbitrarily? Did you know you can go even further, breaking the lists up into manageable chunks and putting a little bit of your personality into your learning at the same time?
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Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the first official performance of the Rolling Stones. When it comes to songwriting, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards usually don't receive as much adulation as their counterparts in the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. But Mick and Keith have churned out some wonderful turns of phrase over the past half century. Consider this, from the Stones' 1969 single, "Honky Tonk Women": "She blew my nose and then she blew my mind."
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - July 11, 2012
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - July 11, 2012
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Then see Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
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More New Vocabulary Lists for Social Studies!
Even more resources for primary source learning
Social Studies teachers: A few weeks ago we posted six new Vocabulary Lists based on primary source documents and speeches; now we're adding even more. See below for new Lists, or check out the Speeches and Historical Documents sections of our Vocabulary Lists page for the full roster.
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Under the HoodThe science of vocabulary building
Word Learning for Word-o-phobes
What to do when you're not interested in the words
Does a recent study suggesting we remember better when we're interested in what we're remembering spell trouble for vocabulary learners who aren't all that interested in words as words? Not necessarily.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - July 5, 2012
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - July 5, 2012
Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - July 11, 2012.
Then see Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
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