Vocabulary Resources



A Few Vocabulary Resources

Print Resources

August, D. & Shanahan, T. (2010). Effective English literacy instruction for English learners, In California Department of Education, Improving education for English learners: Research-based approaches. (pp. 209-240). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

Baumann, J. F. & Kame’enui, E. J. (Eds) (2004). Vocabulary instruction: Research to practice. New York: The Guilford Press.

Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary instruction. New York. Guilford Press.

Dutro, S., & Kinsella, K. (2010). English language development: Issues and implementation at grades six through twelve. In California Department of Education, Improving education for English learners: Research-based approaches. (pp. 151-207). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

Folse, K. (2004). Vocabulary myths: Applied second language research to classroom teaching. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Hiebert, E. H. (2012). Core vocabulary: The foundation for reading complex text. Text Matters, 1(2), 1-4. Retrived from

Hiebert, E. H. (2013). Text complexity and English learners – Building vocabulary. Text Matters, 2(1), 1-6. Retrieved from

Hiebert, E. H. & Pearson, P. D. Generative vocabulary instruction. Pearson. Retrieved from

Lawrence, J. F., White, C. & Snow, C. E. (2010). The words students need. Educational Leadership. 68(2), 23-26 Retrieved from

Lesaux, N., Kieffer, M., Faller, S. E. & Kelley, J. G. (2010). The effectiveness and ease of

implementation of an academic vocabulary intervention for linguistically diverse students in urban middle schools. Reading Research Quarterly, 45(12), 196-228.

Liu, D. (2003). The most frequently used spoken American English idioms: A corpus analysis and its implications. TESOL Quarterly, 37(4), 671-700.

Liu, D. (2011). The most frequently used phrasal verbs in American and British English: A multicorpus examination. TESOL Quarterly, 45(4), 661-688.

Marzano, R. (2004). Building background knowledge for academic achievement: Research on what works in schools, Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Excerpts available online at

Marzano, R. (2005). Building academic vocabulary. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Marzano, R. & Carlton, L. (2010). Vocabulary games for the classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Nation, I. S. P. (2001). Learning vocabulary in another language. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Unversity Press.

Nation, I. S. P. (2008). Teaching vocabulary: Strategies and techniques. Boston, MA: Heinle Cengage Learning.

Saunders, W. & Goldenberg, C. (2010). Research to guide English language development instruction. In California Department of Education, Improving education for English learners: Research-based approaches. (pp. 21-81). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

Stahl, S. A. & Nagy, W. E. (2006). Teaching word meanings. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Web Resources

Averil Coxhead’s Academic Word List



Michigan Corpus of American Spoken English



New Academic Word List



New General Service List



Tom Cobb’s Vocabulary Profiler marks up texts according to the first 1,000 and second 1,000 most common English words (West, 1953) as well as Averil Coxhead’s Academic Word List. Website also includes vocabulary tests and study materials.



Stanford University Language Awareness

White papers, videos and curricular resources focused on supporting English learners in K12 with the Common Core State Standards



Word Generation (SERP)

A vast collection of exemplary K12 lesson plans in science and social studies with a strong focus on vocabulary which can be adapted for adults



Flash Cards App for iPhone



Paul Nation’s webpage includes links and references to an exhaustive list of research studies on vocabulary



Paul Nation’s workshop on video



Paul Nation’s Learning vocabulary in another language: A test of teachers’ knowledge

Promoting Vocabulary Development Texas Reading Initiative

Quizlet for creating word cards with pictures and audio online and through apps



Jeff Zwiers website – useful collection of effective tools for teaching language



Online English Learners’ Dictionaries

Cambridge



Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English



Newbury Dictionary of American English



Oxford Collocations Dictionary



Some Additional Resources

Ferlazzo, L. (2015) Five strategies for ELL vocabulary instruction. Retrieved from

Ferlazzo, L. (2015). Vocabulary instruction is more than a list of words - Part One. Classroom Q & A with Larry Ferlazzo, Education Week, retrieved from

• Katie Brown

1. Insist students use academic vocabulary when they speak

2. Explicitly teach academic discourse

3. Provide time to play with words (categorizing/sorting words by phonics elements or themes)

Word walls

Ferlazzo, L. (2015). Vocabulary instruction is more than a list of words - Part Two. Classroom Q & A with Larry Ferlazzo, Education Week, retrieved from

“Vocabulary instruction needs to enable students to develop an interest and curiosity about learning words, provide students with rich and varied language experiences, provide instruction on specific words, and teach students strategies for approaching new words. These four components comprise a comprehensive model of vocabulary instruction.” – 4 components

For beginners***Ferlazzo, L. (2014). The picture word inductive model. Retrieved from

Marzano research designing vocabulary games



Myths about Teaching Vocabulary: Catherine Snow Video



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