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Ryder, Randall James – Journal of Reading, 1985
Describes the instructional activities involved in Student Activated Vocabulary Instruction--a method of instruction involving three phases: conceptual assimilation, lexical refinement, and expression. (HOD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Secondary Education
Fowler, Mary Claiborne; Lindemann, Laura M.; Thacker-Gwaltney, Susan; Invernizzi, Marcia – 2002
A study discusses the effects of a second year of one-on-one intervention on the literacy development of struggling second graders. Twenty-six children participated in the study and were assigned to either a second year of intervention or a control group that received no further intervention services. Participants in the intervention group…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education

Clark, Wilma – English Journal, 1981
A combination of drills, quizzes, journal writing, and creative class activities was used in a summer program designed to develop the vocabulary of gifted students. (RL)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Program Content

Bear, Donald R.; Barone, Diane – Reading Psychology, 1989
Describes an informal spelling assessment that teachers can use to understand students' level of orthographic knowledge at the beginning of the school year. Reports that the results of this informal testing allow teachers to group students for word study and directed literacy instruction. (MG)
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Informal Assessment, Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education
Syrja, Rachel Carrillo – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book provides practical strategies and tools for assessing and teaching even the most hard to reach English language learners across the content areas. Syrja offers educators the latest information on working with ELLs (including using formative assessments) and provides a wealth of classroom-tested models and measures. These tools have…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Success
Atkinson, Rhonda; And Others – 1993
Developed by the ABCs of Construction National Workplace Literacy Project, this fifth-grade level module teaches word attack skills for technical terms used by pipefitters, using word parts and root words. Basic information on structural analysis covers roots, prefixes and suffixes, its limitations, and defining words using structural analysis.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Building Trades, Definitions, Plumbing
Elwell, Deena; Hamm, Cynthia – 1997
An action research study detailed a program for improving kindergarten students' alphabet identification. The targeted population consisted of low achieving kindergarten students in a growing, middle class community located in northern Illinois. The students' skill levels were documented through data which revealed a lack of letter recognition and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Style, Early Intervention, Kindergarten
Kelly, Barbara – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1985
The teaching activities presented in this pamphlet present some ways of helping children acquire a few "mechanisms" to support exploration, growth, and search in language learning and, more specifically, in spelling awareness. The pamphlet begins with a discussion of the context for learning strategies to use in exploring language. Then…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Integrated Activities, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1985
Intended for parents of fifth grade children who are participating in Chapter 1 programs, the learning activities in this booklet give children practice with reading and writing. Among the language skills covered are (1) vocabulary in context; (2) phonetic analysis--consonant sounds and letters; (3) structural analysis--root word endings,…
Descriptors: Alphabetizing Skills, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1985
Intended for parents of fourth grade children who are participating in Chapter 1 programs that support basic skills education, the learning activities in this booklet give children practice with reading and writing. Among the language skills covered in the activities are (1) vocabulary (in context, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs,…
Descriptors: Alphabetizing Skills, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Kelso, Genell – 1977
The purpose of this investigation was to develop a method for improving the spelling skills of college freshmen. Parallel spelling units were devised, which covered the same minimal skills concepts. After a spelling pretest, the students in the sample could choose to study the material either by classroom drill or by using a self-instructional…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Freshmen, Independent Study, Spelling

Avant, Glen R. – 1979
Nineteen children, aged 7 through 17, were pretested, individually tutored in reading for 12 weeks, and posttested in a study to examine the effect of an individualized reading tutorial program on the locus of control and locus of evaluation of children with reading disabilities. A reliable, valid measure of locus of control and locus of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Individualized Reading, Learning Disabilities
Soven, Margot – 1981
College freshmen, when confronted with an essay question using broad concepts such as "society,""freedom," and "progress," seldom clarify or define the concepts in their essays before expressing their opinions or solutions. Students who read without interpreting the concepts implied by certain words shortchange the…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Expository Writing, Higher Education
Wicklund,David A.; Katz, Leonard – 1977
Differences in perceptual processes of good and poor readers relevant to single word perception have been studied in a series of experiments. The major differences between good and poor readers have been shown to occur at the level of the single word; other differences occur in knowledge of spelling patterns and ability to make use of letters'…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Letters (Alphabet), Memory
Strader, Susan G.; Joy, Flora – 1980
Based on college students' grade point averages (GPA) and their scores on the Nelson-Denny Reading Tests and the Joy Combining Forms Test, a multiple classification analysis of variance was performed to determine the effects of three different methods of vocabulary instruction on student achievement in a reading and study skills course. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Context Clues, Grade Point Average