Academic Vocabulary Resources Online:
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (Great source for student-friendly definitions/explanations)
- Academic Word List
- Academic World List Highlighter
- Sample Academic Vocabulary Handout (based on Kate Kinsella)
- Sample Anticipation Guide Handout (with academic vocabulary terms underlined)
- Dialectical Journals
Reading Material on Academic Vocabulary:
- “Teaching Academic Vocabulary” (Kate Kinsella)
- “Doing It Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary” (Rebecca Alber, Edutopia)
- “Using Informational Text to Increase Student Motivation, Engagement, and Cross-Disciplinary Literacy” (Susan Chenelle, Audrey Fisch)
- “Choosing Which Words to Teach” (Isabel Beck, Margaret McKowen, Linda Kucan)
Sources for Quality Expository/Informational Texts:
- AVID Weekly (requires account, ALC has a subscription)
- Time For Kids
- Teenshealth
- NEWSELA
- ReadWorks.org (requires a free account)
- New York Times: The Learning Network
Do you have any other helpful vocabulary resources to share? Please feel free to add them in the comments below.
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