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Direct linkSchwieter, John W., Ed.; Benati, Alessandro, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this "Handbook," written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Theories
Dombrower, Jule; And Others – 1982
Part of a program to increase the academic growth of preschool and primary grade students through the utilization of brain hemisphere research, this volume contains lessons designed to improve basic reading skills. Material is divided into two sections. Section 1 contains 17 activities to develop letter and word recognition. In activities 1-12,…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Instructional Materials
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of vocabulary development; study skills; comprehension skills; and reading in the content areas. The latter consists of reading materials divided into four major sections: social studies, science, mathematics, and literature. The vocabulary skills include word meaning in context,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Assignments
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of vocabulary development; study skills; comprehension skills; and reading in the content areas. The latter consists of reading materials divided into four major sections: social studies, science, mathematics, and literature. The vocabulary skills include working with synonyms,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Assignments
Download full textFardig, Glen E.; West, Gail B. – 1985
This learning module, one of a series of 127 performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing on specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, deals with the task of assisting students in developing technical reading skills. Addressed in the individual learning experiences included in the module are the following topics:…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education, Content Area Reading
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, contractions, possessives, and syllables); vocabulary (including word recognition, rhyming words, and word meaning); study skills (including following directions, alphabetizing, and reading a…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics, Primary Education
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, contractions, possessives, and syllables); vocabulary (including word recognition, word meaning, and rhyming words); study skills (including following directions, alphabetizing, and reading a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, prefixes, contractions, possessives, syllabication, word meaning, similes, vocabulary in content areas, analogies, and idioms); study skills (including dictionary skills, using an encyclopedia and index, reading a map, reading…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of letter recognition; basic phonics; word structure (including common phonograms, compound words, contractions, possessives, plural forms, and suffixes); vocabulary (including identifying picture names, rhyming words, and word meanings); study skills (including following directions,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics, Primary Education
Block, Cheryl – 2001
Noting that students who learn strategies to make and complete analogies benefit in many ways, the introduction to this workbook for grades three through five defines analogies as comparisons between seemingly unrelated items. It notes that comparing an unfamiliar item to an item that is more familiar increases understanding. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Analogy, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Comprehension
Block, Cheryl – 2001
Noting that students who learn strategies to make and complete analogies benefit in many ways, the introduction to this workbook for grades six through eight defines analogies as comparisons between seemingly unrelated items. It notes that comparing an unfamiliar item to an item that is more familiar increases understanding. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Analogy, Learning Activities, Middle Schools, Reading Comprehension
Koch, Kamla Devi; And Others – 1986
The workbook, designed for use by adults learning to read, contains a series of brief personal narratives with photo illustrations and related comprehension and extension exercises. The first section's narratives focus on family relationships and description of the personal characteristics of seven individuals. The second section contains stories…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Class Activities, Grammar, Introductory Courses
Martin, Beverly A. – 1990
This text was designed for adult students of English as a Second Language who are reading at approximately an intermediate level. Ten chapters address a variety of topics relating to daily life in the United States, including: travel and transportation; the nuclear and extended family; holiday traditions and customs; the education system; college…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Cultural Awareness
Strobykina, Irina; Fomenko, Nataliya – 1996
The Russian language workbook, designed for Peace Corps volunteers stationed in Russia, consists of 12 homework sections each with a number of exercises in translation, reading comprehension, grammar, handwriting, creation of dialogue, and vocabulary development. Exercise formats include filing in blanks, pattern drills, sentence completion,…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Grammar, Handwriting, Reading Comprehension
Brooks, Diane L. – 2001
This resource guide, for teachers and students in the upper elementary and middle school grades, has been developed in response to the nationwide interest in asking schools to play an active role in preparing students to become informed and responsible citizens. The guide is divided into seven sections, one for each character trait: Caring, Civic…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Intermediate Grades, Law Related Education, Middle Schools
