This site from Jefferson County High School has excellent resources for vocabulary development. See the many links and PowerPoint lessons for writing also.
This is a list of overused words that need to "rest in peace" with alternative more interesting words.
Blachowicz, C.L.Z, Watts-Taffe, S. & Fisher, P. (2005) The goal of this document is to provide the information that teachers and other educators need to implement an integrated and comprehensive approach to vocabulary instruction.
This site offers an amazing list of resources for teaching vocabulary.
Edwin S. Ellis (2002)provides multiple strategies for elaborating vocabulary. The site includes a link to a clarifying table.
Multisensory Vocabulary Guidelines and Activities by Susan Jones, M.Ed. 4/99 Links to activities with word parts.
Research on the Six-Steps-for Building Academic Vocabulary when applied with students eligible for free and reduced lunch and English Language Learners.
A Resouce Guide by grade levels that provides strategies for voc. dev. plus matrix (near end) of prefix, suffix that may be tested for each grade level. Repetitive since most strategies benefit all grade levels.
Education World ® Lesson Planning This site contains multiple links to explantions of word walls, the goals and guidelines as well as links to multiple resources and activities.
A word wall is a systematically organized collection of words displayed in large letters on a wall or other large display place in the classroom. It is a tool designed to promote group learning.
This is an explanation of PWIM in an online resource of Nicola-Similkameen School District and Delta School District
Article by Karen D. Wood and Josefina Tinajero in Middle School Journal: May 2002 Volume 33 Number 5, This article explores the benefits of the Picture Word Inductive Model PWIM for English Language Learners
Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. While English may share very few cognates with a language like Chinese, 30-40% of all words in English have a related word in Spanish. For Spanish-speaking ELLs, cognates are an obvious bridge to the English language.
Stategies for developing vocabulary for ELLs
Big Ideas in Vocabulary Instruction, presentation of important research and strategies. College of Education University of Oregon, 2000 by Michael Coyne and Lana Edwards