Books like Bringing words to life by Isabel L. Beck

"Exciting and engaging vocabulary instruction can set students on the path to a lifelong fascination with words. This book provides a research-based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary development with children from the earliest grades through high school. The authors emphasize instruction that offers rich information about words and their uses and enhances students' language comprehension and production. Teachers are guided in selecting words for instruction; developing student-friendly explanations of new words; creating meaningful learning activities; and getting students involved in thinking about, using, and noticing new words both within and outside the classroom. Many concrete examples, sample classroom dialogues, and exercises for teachers bring the material to life. Helpful appendices include suggestions for trade books that help children enlarge their vocabulary and/or have fun with different aspects of words"--

The Reading Strategies Book offers 300 actionable reading strategies, organized by 13 goals, aligned to Fountas & Pinnell levels, and cross‑linked to skills and genres, to support differentiated instruction for individuals, small groups, and whole classes.

English Words offers an introductory guide to linguistic analysis and practical tools for expanding vocabulary and understanding word formation.