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Peer reviewedGraham, Steve; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1993
Four different vocabulary lists based on the study of children's writing were consulted to generate a basic spelling list of 850 words. The Basic Spelling Vocabulary List provides words that children most often use when writing and that are important in beginning reading instruction. (SM)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedKatch, Jane – Educational Leadership, 2004
Preschoolers enthusiastically tackle reading when they get to read and share their "special" words. The author, a preschool teacher, describes a successful classroom strategy for helping students make the connection between print and meaning. As students develop word lists that have special meaning for them and then use these words in stories and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Vocabulary Development, Word Lists, Basic Vocabulary
Bunch, A. Kathleen; Matthews, Kenneth M. – 1988
This monograph is based on research designed to (1) identify the vocabulary words introduced at each grade level by the basal reader series adopted by the Georgia Board of Education; (2) determine the extent of overlap among the books is the series; (3) compare these lists with other recognized word lists; and (4) generated a list of words for the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedNegin, Gary A.; Krugler, Dee – Journal of Reading, 1980
Details a study indicating that the minimal level of literacy necessary for adults in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is very high. Provides a master list of vocabulary words, symbols, numbers, abbreviations, computational skills, and writing skills needed for functional literacy. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Functional Literacy
Dale, Edgar; O'Rourke, Joseph – 1976
This word list includes more than 43,000 items, each identified by a simple word meaning. For each item, the list provides a grade level (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, or 16) and a percentage score that indicates what percentage of students at that grade level understand the word. Each word-familiarity score was obtained by administering a three-choice…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, National Surveys
Tucker, Jim; Bartz, Ruth – 1980
Designed for junior high school teachers and students, this competency-based vocabulary guide offers 16 units of study on survival vocabulary. Included in the guide are a student section and a teacher key. Each unit in the student section contains a word list and four or more exercises which include definitions, word classification, word search,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Functional Reading, Junior High Schools
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1989
This booklet is intended to help adults master the basic and life skill vocabulary needed to meet the simple communication demands of daily life. It is designed to assist adult basic education (ABE) teachers in the implementation of a competency-based learning system that emphasizes the integration of basic and life skills learning. The booklet…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Competency Based Education
