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Peer reviewedSmith, Carl B. – Reading Teacher, 1990
Discusses vocabulary development in content area reading and the use of a vocabulary matrix of related concepts and a t-bar chart of words related to new vocabulary. (MG)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Download full textSmith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
Extensive research in the area of vocabulary development revealed a very limited amount of information on elaboration for writing. Only one article was found that substantiated the need to connect vocabulary with elaborative writing. This topical bibliography and commentary summarizes the findings in that article. The bibliography/ commentary…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education
Lansberry, Richard – 1990
This 37-item annotated bibliography is a review of literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database from 1976-1989 related to vocabulary instruction in secondary education. The majority of citations in the bibliography provide articles with specific strategies for teaching vocabulary in content classrooms. The remainder…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Content Area Reading, Literature Reviews, Reading Research
Nagy, William E. – 1988
Based on the best available research, this publication describes the most effective methods of vocabulary instruction for the improvement of reading comprehension. Examples of useful approaches to vocabulary instruction aimed at students past the initial stages of reading are presented for use or adaptation by classroom teachers. The publication's…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research
Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1984
Examines several approaches to vocabulary development that are alternatives to direct vocabulary instruction. (AEA)
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Humor, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedHolbrook, Hilary Taylor – Journal of Reading, 1984
Discusses specific strategies that introduce the text and its concepts before the actual text reading. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Readiness, Reading Skills
Hodges, Richard E. – 1984
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest explores the nature of vocabulary and its implications for classroom instruction. After defining vocabulary and discussing some of the sources of English vocabulary, the digest examines how children's vocabularies develop. It then discusses the role of vocabulary…
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Language Acquisition
Smith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
Each teacher has a style of teaching that provides the most effective way to help students grasp the desired learning concepts. One point teachers agree on is that teaching vocabulary to children needs to be an active process that engages students in entertaining activities and helps them build a bridge between already known vocabulary and the new…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Elementary Education
Smith, Carl B. – 1997
Based on the idea that word knowledge has particular importance in literate societies, this Digest finds that most people feel that there is a common sense relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension, i.e., messages are composed of ideas, and ideas are expressed in words. The Digest considers several viewpoints on teaching…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts
Auten, Anne – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Presents abstracts of documents reporting computer applications in reading and language arts. (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Omaggio, Alice C. – 1981
In response to the need for dynamic foreign language materials with a communicative focus, this report addresses the relationship between learner characteristics and success in language learning. It suggests that a self-pacing individualized option should be available to students to deal with unique problems. The problems may be dealt with by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Style
