No language is as varied in history as American English and no language is as rich in word choices. Additions to our language from other cultures are discussed. Four categories of activities involving words are presented. (MT)

Describes the development of syllable recognition software and its implications for teaching word attack skills. (AEA)

The study examined the relationship between two auditory perceptual skills--sound blending and auditory closure--and reading performance in 76 learning disabled elementary school children. (Author/PHR)

Introduces the use of word sorts as a way of helping children categorize words in helpful ways. (TJ)

Lists 334 words that three frequently used word lists have in common. Of these, 137 are phonically consistent and can be taught using phonics while 197 should be taught by sight-word techniques. (TJ)

Offers a definition for "prefix," contrasts the definition with those found in several reading series, discusses the pedagogical relevance of this definition with reference to problems found in these reading series, and indicates reasons for reevaluating conclusions drawn from previous research on the teaching of word analysis skills. (Author/TJ)

Discusses how young minds come to understandings about how words work, what conditions are necessary for these realizations, and how teachers can help. Discusses instruction that hinders, allows, or helps students' progress. (RS)

Presents an approach to word study instruction, wordsorting, based on recent spelling research. Reviews research that support the conceptual and developmental nature of learning to spell. Presents a conceptual framework consistent with research findings. Explains variations in word sorting activities, describes basic components and extensions, and…

A study compared two groups of second grade children (one receiving code-emphasis reading instruction and the other receiving eclectic reading instruction) on their ability to generate target words deleted from sentence frames, given minimal graphemic information. Target words were either a high-frequency word or low-frequency synonym while…

This teacher's guide for teaching decoding contains suggestions for teaching letter sounds and short vowel trigrams; words and syllables with long vowels; consonant blends and some digraphs; some common prefixes, suffixes, and irregular word parts; and dipthongs and vowel digraphs. Each of the five chapters contains several skills to be taught.…

Suggests teaching word attack skills using these steps: present, practice, apply, review, and re-review. (MKM)

Describes a study which examined the effectiveness of four methods for teaching word meanings. The context method was found to be more effective than the use of category labels and dictionary practice. Associating new words with familiar synonyms was also supported. (MKM)

Describes a study of the relationship between performance on word problems and general reading ability, certain problem-solving reading and thinking skills, and computation skills. (DD)

A review of the Cohen study (1969) of the structural analysis methods used in spelling book exercises, and an update on the exercises contained in current texts. (DD)