Using the Keyword Method.

Mastropieri, Margo A.

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ERIC Number: EJ363428

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Publication Date: 1988

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Using the Keyword Method.

Mastropieri, Margo A.

Teaching Exceptional Children, v20 n2 p4-8 Win 1988

The paper describes the keyword method for vocabulary instruction with learning disabled, mentally retarded, gifted, and typical students. The keyword method, a mnemonic technique using visual imagery, involves recoding, relating, and retrieving. Building fluency, using scientific word parts to understand complex words, and generalizing to independent vocabulary learning are discussed. (JDD)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Mental Retardation, Mnemonics, Teaching Methods, Visual Learning, Vocabulary Development

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