Everyday Vocabulary Strategies (Quick Reference Guide)

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Everyday Vocabulary Strategies (Quick Reference Guide)

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The word knowledge students bring to school varies widely. Students' socioeconomic backgrounds and the amount of language they use at home can significantly affect how their vocabularies expand. Increasing students' vocabulary is vital to their reading and learning success, and promoting the use of academic language in speech and writing will also encourage further understanding.

About the authors

Marilee Sprenger is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school. She is an author, a professional development specialist, and a popular presenter at conferences and trainings. She has provided keynote addresses internationally and specializes in social-emotional learning, executive functioning, memory, vocabulary, and the brain.

Sprenger is the author of 18 books on the brain and learning. As a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Sprenger stays abreast of the latest brain research and its applications. Her research-based, hands-on approach to professional development leaves educators with dozens of strategies to implement immediately in the classroom.