{"product_id":"9781571109798","title":"Word Nerds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWord Nerds\u003c\/i\u003e takes you inside classrooms at a high-poverty  urban school and shows how two teachers implement creative, flexible  vocabulary instruction that improves their students' word knowledge and  confidence, enhances classroom community, and increases achievement.  Leslie Montgomery and Margot Holmes Smith weave vocabulary into each  school day using multisensory instruction that includes music, art,  literature, movement, games, drama, writing,  test-taking skills, and  technology. Along the way, they turn every student into a lover of  language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith support from literacy specialist Brenda Overturf,  Leslie and Margot have developed a five-part plan—introducing new words  in context, adding related synonyms and antonyms, engaging students in  several days of active learning, celebrating new words, and assessing  vocabulary development—that teaches all  students to learn and love  vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis easy-to-read reference explains how to plan,  teach, and assess based on the latest research in vocabulary instruction  and learning. Forget copying definitions from the dictionary and  completing boring worksheets! Word mastery comes from intimate knowledge  of language. From prediction to practice to performance, students from  all backgrounds can discover how to make words their own. After  incorporating Leslie's and Margot's vocabulary plan into your daily  instruction, you and your students can become word nerds, too!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stenhouse Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180859179248,"sku":"9781571109798","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571109798_p0.jpg?v=1763793823","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571109798","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}