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 use of elementary school teachers (Grades 1-6) in Georgia. The monograph provides ideas about how the list can be used by teachers to increase the vocabulary of their students. Techniques for improving students' memories, strategies for prereading, methods of remediation, methods of using experience-based instruction, and techniques for the use of semantic maps for vocabulary development are also explained in the monograph. (MS)