Everyday Vocabulary Strategies (Quick Reference Guide)
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About
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.
She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and is the author of several publications related to the brain and learning, including the book The Missing Link to Make Them Think and the quick reference guide Improving Executive Function Skills. Click here for more information.