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Except as permitted by U.S. copyright law, no part of this work may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nWhen forms and sample documents appearing in this work are intended for reproduction, they will be marked as such. Reproduction of their use is authorized for educational use by educators, local school sites, and/or noncommercial or nonprofit entities that have purchased the book.  \nAll third-party trademarks referenced or depicted herein are included solely for the purpose of illustration and are the property of their respective owners. Reference to these trademarks in no way indicates any relationship with, or endorsement by, the trademark owner.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nISBN 978-1-0718-9430-9  \nThis book is printed on acid-free paper.  \n23 24 25 26 27 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nDISCLAIMER: This book may direct you to access third-party content via web links, QR codes, or other scannable technologies, which are provided for your reference by the author(s). Corwin makes no guarantee that such third-party content will be available for your use and encourages you to review the terms and conditions of such third-party content. Corwin takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for your use of any third-party content, nor does Corwin approve, sponsor, endorse, verify, or certify such third-party content.  \nContents  \nAcknowledgments vi  \nIntroduction 1  \nModule 1. Make It Intentional: A Framework for  \nVocabulary Instruction 5  \nModule 2. Make It Transparent: How to Use Direct Instruction and Model Word Solving 28  \nModule 3. Make It Transferable: How to Harness  \nthe Power of Morphology 49  \nModule 4. Make It Usable: How to Build Academic Vocabulary Through Peer Collaboration 68  \nModule 5. Make It Personal: How to Promote Independence and Word Consciousness Among Students 101  \nModule 6. Make Sure They Know: Assessing Word Knowledge 133  \nAppendix: Dolch Sight Word List 155  \nReferences 162  \nIndex 170  \nonline resources  \nVisit the companion website at  \n[resources.corwin.com/VocabularyPlaybook](resources.corwin.com/VocabularyPlaybook)  \nfor downloadable resources.  \nAcknowledgments  \nCorwin gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following reviewers:  \nLynn M. Angus Ramos  \nFormer English Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator  \nDecatur, GA  \nPatricia A. Edwards  \nDepartment of Teacher Education  \nMichigan State University  \nEast Lansing, MI  \nAndy Schoenborn  \nHigh School English Teacher and Co-Author of Creating Confident Writers Midland, MI  \nViviana Tamas  \nLiteracy Coach  \nWhite Plains, NY  \nIntroduction  \nVocabulary knowledge is a significant predictor of success, both in school and in life. The more words we know, the more likely we are to be able to make sense of what we read and share our thinking with others. Words reflect the conc","cbCairvpBie0J0Tx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairvpBie0J0Tx","pdf",1306316,33,"English","# Introduction\n## Module 1. Make It Intentional: A Framework for Vocabulary Instruction\n## Module 2. Make It Transparent: How to Use Direct Instruction and Model Word Solving\n## Module 3. Make It Transferable: How to Harness the Power of Morphology\n## Module 4. Make It Usable: How to Build Academic Vocabulary Through Peer Collaboration\n## Module 5. 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