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Miller, Harry B. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Teaching vocabulary often began as a poorly organized, extensive list of new terms presented to students each week. Students recorded a selected list of words and sought their meanings. With time devoted to study and review of the new terms, students were considered prepared for a test on mastery by the final class session of the week. The…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Vocabulary Development, Academic Achievement, Verbal Development
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Christ, Tanya; Wang, X. Christine – Reading Psychology, 2011
Our qualitative literature review of 31 published studies found that (a) three major approaches are used in early childhood classrooms to support children's vocabulary learning--exposing children to advanced words, providing direct word-meaning instruction, and employing mixed-method interventions; (b) these practices support children's learning…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Children, Early Childhood Education, Vocabulary Development
IRELAND, VIRGINIA – 1966
A METHOD OF VOCABULARY STUDY USED AS A TOOL RATHER THAN AS A COMPLETE VOCABULARY PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS INVESTIGATE ANY WORD AND HELPS CLARIFY KEY OR DIFFICULT WORDS IN AN ASSIGNMENT. THE SEMANTIC LEVELS OF DEFINITION-MAKING ARE EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE TEACHER'S ASKING THE STUDENTS WHAT CLASS OF THINGS A CERTAIN WORD STANDS FOR AND HOW…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Semantics, Teaching Methods, Verbal Development
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Mattleman, Marciene S. – Reading Teacher, 1973
Presents examples of classroom activities designed to improve reading through improved vocabulary. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Verbal Development
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Hoots, Rita A. – American Biology Teacher, 1991
Discussed is how strange words frequently reveal their meanings through contextual use, similarity to known vocabulary, by their sounds, or by analysis of their parts. Twelve words from the discipline of biology are analyzed using analysis of their parts. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, Language Enrichment, Science Education, Secondary Education
Curriculum and Research Bulletin, 1972
Teachers often become dominated by the demands of subject disciplines and fail to provide opportunities for pupils to learn by talking, reading, writing about experiences they meet, for in this way they will come to terms with subject disciplines. (Author)
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Reading, Self Expression
Trione, Verdun – Instructor, 1972
Teachers should not try to impose on children the language of adults, but they can provide models for them to grow naturally into as they become adults. The child knows his language when he comes to school, and the teacher should try to build on what he knows, not blunder into opposition to it. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
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Barcroft, Joe – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
This article discusses the importance of vocabulary in second language acquisition (SLA), presents an overview of major strands of research on vocabulary acquisition, and discusses five principles for effective second language (L2) vocabulary instruction based on research findings on lexical input processing. These principles emphasize…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Verbal Development, Teaching Methods
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Coomber, James E.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1986
Investigates whether students could more easily remember synthetic words by rehearsing with definitions, examples, or sentence composing. Concludes that students who used sentence composing performed better on a posttest than those who had rehearsed using examples and definitions. (SRT)
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Language Processing, Language Research
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Dunn, James R. – American Biology Teacher, 1989
Outlined are strategies for dealing with the problem of students' lack of ability to verbalize multi-syllable vocabulary words in the sciences. A pronunciation examination, the development of corollary writing skills, vocabulary development, student journals, writing exercises, and microthemes are discussed. (RT)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sciences
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Keller, Howard H. – 1975
Teaching techniques in vocabulary learning have not kept pace with development in other areas of language pedagogy, and yet the large number of words that students must learn demands on approach that will bring order and system into the process of vocabulary acquisition. The solution to this problem is a topical vocabulary checklist in two…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Form Classes (Languages), Language Aids, Language Instruction
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Reading Teacher, 1988
Describes 13 practical ideas for classroom teaching at the elementary level, including writing classmates' biographies, keeping a class diary, and improving emergent readers' vocabulary with word cards. (MM)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Biographies, Elementary Education, Journal Writing
Kapinus, Barbara A. – School, 1987
The strong relationship between knowledge of vocabulary and reading achievement leads to the conclusion that knowing the meaning of words in a passage enables the reader to answer questions about the passage. The goal of vocabulary instruction is the acquisition of the concepts represented by words as well as the ability to recognize and analyze…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fletcher, J. D. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1983
A literature survey to determine problems American Indians experience with English focused on problems solvable through computer presentation of materials. Recommendations included practice in selected minimally contrasting vowel pairs/consonant pairs, final consonants/consonant clusters, irregular plural nouns, verb tense forms, determiners,…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Daniels, Marilyn – Child Study Journal, 1996
Examined the effect over time of the use of sign language in a two-year period, including preschool and ending with kindergarten, on hearing children's language development. Found vocabulary gains, no evidence of memory decay over time, and positive evidence for inclusion of sign language instruction in early childhood education. (SD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
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