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Peer reviewedCatron, Rena M.; Wingenbach, Nancy – Theory into Practice, 1986
A gifted reader is defined, and the needs of gifted readers are discussed. Suggestions for meeting those needs are given. (MT)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedMarco, Maria Jose Luzon – Applied Linguistics, 1999
Explores the function of items of procedural vocabulary as signals of conceptual relations in scientific discourse. Procedural vocabulary consists of lexical items that do not belong to any particular schema. Develops a taxonomy of procedural items in terms of the contextual relations they create between content-bearing words, classifying the…
Descriptors: Classification, Discourse Analysis, Lexicology, Sciences
Hanna, Gerald S.; Drahozal, Edward C. – 1977
Although vocabulary tests have not been well suited to subdivisions that yield scores for different attributes, they have often been used in this manner. The question of whether such subscores can be justified from a measurement standpoint was studied. Items of a vocabulary test were classifed into three categories; the words were presented in…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis
Download full textDe Rose, Marybeth – TESL Canada Journal, 1999
The Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-Revised (WRMT-R) is advertised as usable with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students (with provisions to ensure students' understanding of instructions). This articles describes new features of the WRMT-R and examines criticisms of it since its debut in 1973. (SM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency
Miller, Karen – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Presents suggestions for getting infants and toddlers dressed for outdoor winter activities, an opportunity to build self-help, social, and vocabulary skills. Suggested outdoor activities include using sand toys, riding in buggies or on sleds, and building paths, caves, and benches. Also provides suggestions for making homemade toys and for…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Infants, Learning Activities
Rush, R. Timothy – 1986
The lack of emphasis on occupational literacy competencies in most public school reading curricula leaves students poorly prepared for the demands of the workplace. Most jobs require mastery of the following literacy competencies: technical vocabulary; locating and using information; following directions; and self-monitoring of comprehension and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Content Area Reading
Tompkins, Leroy J. – 1981
This report presents both formative and summative data regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the Basic Skills Program carried out in the Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools in 1981. The program provides intensive remedial instruction in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, and mathematics to elementary (through grade 8)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Mathematics Skills, Parent Attitudes
Pierson, Dorothy A. – 1979
Aptitude and reading tests to be administered to technical college students are discussed in considering the design of a screening and diagnostic test battery. Diagnosis is condidered as a series of sequential steps: screening; testing; individualized program planning; program implementation; and investigation of the causes of reading difficulty.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
