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Making the "Very" Most of Classroom Read-Alouds to Promote Comprehension and Vocabulary
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Santoro, Lana Edwards; Chard, David J.; Howard, Lisa; Baker, Scott K. – Reading Teacher, 2008
Integrating comprehension and vocabulary instruction in read-alouds can help teachers make the very most of class time. The curriculum described illustrates how read-alouds, when implemented with strategic purpose, can boost learners' vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension. Specifically, the author presents guidelines for: (1) selecting…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others, Vocabulary, Reading Processes
The Lexical Development of Kindergarteners: Learning from Written Context.
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Eller, Rebecca G.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1988
Investigates the process involved in acquiring word knowledge from written context in prereading kindergarten children. Analyzes children's readings of picture books to identify patterns of vocabulary growth. Concludes that children learned lexicogrammatical information incidentally through exposure to written context. (MM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition
Percentage of Unknown Vocabulary Words in Text as a Function of the Relative Difficulty of the Text: Implications for Instruction.
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Carver, Ronald P. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1994
Investigates the relationship between the relative difficulty of passages and the number of unknown words in passages. Finds little support for the theory that free reading results in large vocabulary growth. Calls into question the practice of devoting large amounts of classroom time to free reading if the purpose is to increase vocabulary or…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension
The Psychology of Reading and Language Comprehension.
Just, Marcel Adam; Carpenter, Patricia A. – 1987
This book, intended for researchers in the psychology of reading and language, college students in psychology and education, teachers of reading, and educators in general, is designed to be used in a course on the psychology of reading or the psychology of language comprehension. The book contains the following chapters: (1) "An Introduction and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Dyslexia, Higher Education
Readers, Texts, and Second Languages: The Interactive Processes.
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Swaffar, Janet K. – Modern Language Journal, 1988
Considers current research on reading in a second language from five points of view: (1) the reader's role in light of new models of language and textual meaning; (2) revised definitions of textual meaning and reader processing; (3) reader processing of schemata; (4) relationship between second-language competency and reader strategies; and (5)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Eye Fixations, Language Proficiency, Literature Reviews
Applying Current Approaches to the Teaching of Reading
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Villanueva de Debat, Elba – English Teaching Forum, 2006
This article discusses different approaches to reading instruction for EFL learners based on theoretical frameworks. The author starts with the bottom-up approach to reading instruction, and briefly explains phonics and behaviorist ideas that inform this instructional approach. The author then explains the top-down approach and the new cognitive…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Phonics