The primary purpose of this study was to assess the effects of contextually-based multiple meaning (i.e., words with multiple meanings) vocabulary instruction on the vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of students. Third and 5th grade students received either contextually-based multiple meaning vocabulary instruction embedded in the…

Conservation is positively correlated with reading readiness and intelligence. Suggests that conservation is worthy of attention by primary teachers as a predictor of the child's readiness for learning to read. (ST)

A TWOFOLD PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE VOCATIONAL TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE AS INSTRUCTORS IN A PREVOCATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM FOR RURAL UNDERACHIEVING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. INITIALLY, A DEMONSTRATION CLASS OF 20 UNDERACHIEVERS SERVED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL UNIT FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND TESTING OF PREVOCATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL CORE…

To test the effectiveness of the cloze procedure for developing comprehension skills in reading at the intermediate level, 189 sixth graders were divided into small groups or asked to work independently during this reading program, which lasted five weeks. The materials were presented both as cloze materials and in unmutilated form, followed by…

Results confirm previous findings that the ability to integrate auditory-visual stimuli is significantly related to reading achievement. (AG)

The Vocabulary Development Project (VDP) was a pilot study designed to demonstrate that significant improvement in language skills is possible with a sustained, massive program of vocabulary exercises. The subjects were inner-city fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. As this project was not a full-blown experimental study, a control…

Evidence from existing literature suggests that the decoding and reading comprehension skills of poor readers can be improved by assisting them to read material that is too difficult for them to read by themselves--especially when the reading experiences are focused on the content of the material rather than on the words. A study examined the…

Special Programs to Enhance the Education of Disadvantaged Youth (Project SPEEDY) was in its seventh year of Title I funding, the main thrust being in the area of corrective reading and other programs designed to promote language development. Although concentrating funds on fewer students has been made increasingly difficult by busing pupils,…