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provenience \pruh-VEE-nee-unss\ http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/

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By Tim Bowen A new series of worksheets by Tim Bowen. http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/vocabulary/dictionary-skills/
At a small school district, I faced the challenge as an administrator of diminishing the achievement gap in the student scores, especially in math and science. For example, we noticed that in science there was a 40-point gap between Hispanic students passing the test versus the number of white students passing. Having been in the classrooms and having observed teachers teaching, I knew that they were not treating Hispanic students any differently than the white students.

Developing Students' Academic Vocabulary Helps Beat Achievement Gap

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/academic-vocabulary-strategies-achievement-gap-decrease-ben-johnson

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If you translate, you may also find wordreference.com to be a useful site. by cyns Apr 3

I enjoy looking at word origins and try to instill the same enthusiasm in my students. Glad you like it. by cyns Apr 3