You cant beat nicholson baker for love of language and books. Word nerds by brenda j overturf, leslie montgomery, margot. Ambrose has gone through a lot with bullies at public school, so decides to be home schooled. The wordnerds have over 1500 videos posted to their youtube channel, and wading through that kind of content can be difficult when you are looking for one specific topic. Word nerds and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Teaching all students to learn and love vocabulary, brenda j. An important part of creating word nerds is creating an environment that aides, inspires, and reinforces students learning. From classic dramas to modern romance to dystopian futures. Leslie montgomery and margot holmes smith weave vocabulary into each school day using multisensory instruction that includes. This first book in the series tells of her journey to the castle, disguised as a.
I always try and read a few professional development books over the summer, and so far i. The wordnerds have over 1500 videos posted to their youtube channel, and. Its time for chapter 5 in our word nerds book study. Organizedstudygroupscanbephysical,whereteachersmeetinpersononareg. In word nerds, teachers margot holmes smith and leslie montgomery, with the sup port of literacy specialist brenda overturf, demonstrate a proven method of. Word nerds by leslie montgomery, 9781571109545, available at book. Chapter 5 is one of my favorite chapters because it gives so many neat ideasactivities that you can use in your classroom. Yall that follow me know i cant pass up a funny meme.
Overturf has updated and energized the recommended practices for middle grades students. Word nerds takes you inside classrooms at a highpoverty urban school an. I gave a monstrous list of tone words and students learned 20 each week. One of the word nerds has a milestone birthday this year. Plus it features an exhaustive history, all the way back to the egyptians, of one of the most baffling afflictions in medicine cancer. March was a tough challenge month for both word nerds. Heather from the elementary journey and i are teaming up for a mini book study on word nerds. Teaching all students to learn and love vocabulary. Classrooms that promote vocabulary development should have anchor charts and word walls, dictionaries, thesaurus, and computers to assist students in working with words, notebooks or graphic organizers, and a library full of trade books, content area. An occasional hourly radio show on rrr focusing on excellent and interesting lyricists. The nook book ebook of the word nerds by brenda j overturf.