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Direct linkSusan R. Massey – English Journal, 2015
Picture books are often seen as a valuable tool for younger readers. In this article, the author suggests that the multiple literacies required to read a picture book can provide scaffolding and transmission of additional concepts for older readers.
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, High School Students, High School Teachers
Peer reviewedCunningham, Patricia M. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Discusses teaching vocabulary when students do not know the words nor the concepts they represent. (SRT)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Language Usage
Download full textLapp, Diane; Fisher, Douglas; Flood, James – The California Reader, 1999
Teachers can confront issues of students' infrequent reading and infrequent choice of content area texts by using specific instructional strategies that are highly motivating. Five research-based language arts strategies that many teachers use to successfully teach content area information are: (1) previewing vocabulary and content; (2) developing…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Questioning Techniques
Crawford County Literacy Council, Meadville, PA. – 1996
This document consists of a project report and tutor activities book from a project that was conducted for tutors associated with the Crawford County, Pennsylvania, READ Program. The project report describes how the commercial publications currently being used as tutor resource materials were examined to identify strategies appropriate for adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Aural Learning, Decoding (Reading)
Heimlich, Joan E.; Pittelman, Susan D. – 1986
Ways in which semantic mapping can be used for general vocabulary development, as a prewriting and prereading activity, as a postreading activity, and as a study skill strategy are presented in this teaching guide. The first two sections provide an introduction to semantic mapping, and outline the three most common uses of semantic mapping as an…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Associative Learning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Mapping
Koch, Norman E. – 1986
Stressing language development as the prime component of all learning, this resource book presents suggestions to teachers to aid them in developing children's descriptive language. Basic to the described activities is the concept that vocabulary development is essentially concept development, requires a variety of experiences, and results from…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Choral Speaking, Classroom Techniques, Creative Development
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1983
This curriculum guide, one of 15 volumes written for field test use with educationally disadvantaged industrial education students needing additional instruction in the basic skill areas, deals with helping students develop basic verbal and visual communication skills while studying electronics. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Communication Skills
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1983
This curriculum guide, one of 15 volumes written for field test use with educationally disadvantaged industrial education students needing additional instruction in the basic skill areas, deals with helping students develop basic verbal and visual communication skills while studying auto repair. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1983
This curriculum guide, one of 15 volumes written for field test use with educationally disadvantaged industrial education students needing additional instruction in the basic skill areas, deals with helping students develop basic verbal and visual communication skills while studying woodworking. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior, Check Lists, Communication Skills
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1983
This curriculum guide, one of 15 volumes written for field test use with educationally disadvantaged industrial education students needing additional instruction in the basic skill areas, deals with helping students develop basic verbal and visual communication skills while studying metalworking. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Communication Skills
