Specific teaching techniques and examples for vocabulary development are presented in this paper. The categories presented for vocabulary development include "Etymological Approach,""Wide Reading,""Prepared Word List,""Word Derivation Method,""Contextual methods for Familiar Words,""Contextual Methods for Unfamiliar Words,""Theme Studies,""Content…

The research and development efforts cited in this paper deal with four related subsets: explicit questioning, purpose setting, implicit questioning, and social conventions related to classroom questioning behavior. The contents include "Inquiry Training as Reading Training," which discusses the importance of developing inquiry skills concurrently…

This paper focuses on the Guided Reading Procedure (GRP) as a means of improving a literal level skill (unaided recall) and an attitudinal factor (accuracy in comprehension). Also discussed are some features of the GRP which suggest its possible value for fostering such other attitudinal and higher order skills as "recognizing implicit…