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Expand Vocabulary - I Notice, Learn and Use New Words!

Patricia Cunningham wrote, "Today, as in years past, the most common vocabulary activity in classrooms consists of having students look up words, copy definitions, put words in sentences, and learn the words for the vocabulary test. When asked, most of us acknowledge that these traditional vocabulary activities probably don't accomplish much. But what is the alternative?" (2009)

We believe children are naturally curious about words and offer many alternatives that really do impact the acquisition of vocabulary for our students.

CAFE - Using Three Strategies at One Time (VIDEO)
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Parent Pipeline ~ Using Dictionaries, Thesauruses, and Glossaries as Tools
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Parent Pipeline - Vocabulary - Voracious Reading
When I first learned the vocabulary strategy of vo . . .
CAFE - Parent Pipeline - Use Word Parts to Determine the Meaning of Words (DOWNLOAD)
by Allison Behne I attended a training this wee . . .
FAQ - Goals for Our Highest Readers
Q: What do you do with advanced readers who . . .
FAQ - How else might students declare their goals?
This fabulous variation on declaring individual go . . .
FAQ - Where do students keep their word collectors?
A Word Collector is a sheet of paper separated int . . .
Design - Books We've Read
Building a learning community is ongoing in our cl . . .
CAFE - Conferring Cheat Sheet (DOWNLOAD)
Kristina Wootan took two of our forms and combined . . .
FAQ - Do you have a Spanish version of your Emergent CAFE Menu?(DOWNLOAD)
We are grateful to Carrie Sorensen for translating . . .
FAQ - What do you do with conferring sheets when they are filled?
Conferring forms hold such valuable information, b . . .
FAQ - Are you ever at a loss for a reading goal?
Our biggest challenge after helping students ident . . .
FAQ - How did you make the bulletin board size word collector and how is it used?
Many of our lessons for teaching vocabulary are an . . .
CAFE - Ready Reference Guide - Vocabulary - Voracious Reading (DOWNLOAD)
The term Ready Reference Guide refers to a one pag . . .
Website - A New Kind of Dictionary
Just when we thought a dictionary couldn't be impr . . .
CAFE™ - Small Group Vocabulary using prior knowledge (VIDEO)
In this video clip, Gail introduces a small group . . .
CAFE™ - Expand Vocabulary-Use a Dictionary (VIDEO)
In this video, Christie's whole-group focus lesson . . .
CAFE - Spanish CAFE Menu (DOWNLOAD)
Are there any Spanish speaking/reading students in . . .
CAFE - Crafting a 7-10 Minute Focus Lesson (Article)
I was working with a teacher who asked me sincere . . .
Determining When a Child is Ready for a New CAFE™ Menu Strategy - Touch Points!
How do we determine if a child is ready to move to . . .
Launching CAFE™ Day One - A Sneak Peek (DOWNLOAD)
A popular component of our Daily 5™ book was . . .
FAQ - We have a district-mandated reading program. How do I provide time for students to practice their guided reading book?
If you work with students in groups based on le . . .
CAFE™ - Reading Response Journals Part III of V (Video)
The third and final paragraph in this response jou . . .
CAFE™ - Reading Response Journals Part II of V (Video)
Reading Thinking In part two of this five part . . .
CAFE™ - Reading Response Journal PART I OF V - (VIDEO and DOWNLOAD)
Gail's principal, Stan, frequently reminds his sta . . .
CAFE™ - Vocabulary with Isabel Beck (Website)
What does an expert have to say regarding vocabula . . .
CAFE™ - Expand Vocabulary - Tune into Interesting Words Ready Reference Guide (DOWNLOAD)
There has been concerted focus in education and ed . . .
CAFE™ - Pam Reviews CAFE™ with her class whole group (VIDEO)
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CAFE™ - Expand Vocabulary - Tune In to Interesting Words - Small Group (VIDEO)
One secret to expanding vocabulary is to tune in t . . .
CAFE - Lesson 3-Beginning the Literacy Cafe Menu: Tune in to Interesting Words (ARTICLE)
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Adding Strategy Cards to the CAFE™ Menu
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Literacy CAFE™ Menu Bulletin Board Headings (DOWNLOAD)
We have received an overwhelming number of request . . .
The Daily 5™ Linear Graphic (DOWNLOAD)
On page 14 of our book, The Daily 5™, there . . .
CAFE™ - Expand Vocabulary (VIDEO)
Working with individuals to develop their vocabula . . .
CAFE™ - Vocabulary - Setting a Reading Goal (VIDEO)
Ethan, a fourth grader, shows us how much students . . .
Literacy CAFE™ Menu (PHOTO)
Thousands of you have asked to see a photo of The . . .
The Literacy CAFE™ Menu (DOWNLOAD)
CAFE™ is an acronym for Comprehension, Accur . . .
CAFE™ - Word Collector (DOWNLOAD)
This simple form is a great tool for the children . . .
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