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Peer reviewedJosel, Carol A. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes a Silent Directed Thinking Activity that was based on an abridged version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" and used with eighth-grade remedial classes. (HOD)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Remedial Reading
Peer reviewedDuin, Ann Hill; Graves, Michael F. – Journal of Reading, 1988
Results on a multiple choice vocabulary test and a final essay writing activity suggest that teaching vocabulary as a writing prompt was more successful than more traditional forms. (RAE)
Descriptors: Grade 7, Reading Writing Relationship, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Peer reviewedRyder, Randall James – Journal of Reading, 1985
Describes the instructional activities involved in Student Activated Vocabulary Instruction--a method of instruction involving three phases: conceptual assimilation, lexical refinement, and expression. (HOD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBaechtold, Shirley; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes how news magazines were used successfully as supplements to teach civic literacy, vocabulary, and writing to college level reluctant readers. Contains two sample exercises. (HOD)
Descriptors: Current Events, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Periodicals
