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McKeown, Margaret G.; Beck, Isabel L. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1988
A vocabulary instruction program for intermediate grades is described. The program improves comprehension through use of such features as multiple exposures to words in various contexts and engaging students in active thinking about word meanings. This method of instruction is compared with instruction that offers only definitional information.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Context Clues, Intermediate Grades