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Podcast: Teachers in America
Episode: Building Vocabulary to Increase Reading Comprehension with Abbey Behnke
Description: Vocabulary can be the catalyst for building reading comprehension skills.Today we are exploring vocabulary instruction and how it ties to comprehension with K-12 curriculum integrator Abbey Behnke. In this episode, Abbey shares instructional strategies and activities to engage students in vocabulary learning. Plus, she’ll discuss how to incorporate vocabulary instruction into all subject areas, how to help multilingual learners build vocabulary, and how to address students’ use of digital language in the classroom. Teachers in America profiles K–12 teachers across the country. Hear firsthand from the people who are shaping young lives in the cla...