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Newlands, Michelle – Reading Teacher, 2011
Making spelling instruction effective, fun, practical, and meaningful is a challenge faced by many teachers. Spelling is traditionally taught with prepackaged word lists using a test-practice-test method, which results in little transfer to independent word use. Because spelling is an important component and gauge of literacy skills, students need…
Descriptors: Spelling, Word Lists, Literacy, Spelling Instruction
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Unsworth, Nash; Engle, Randall W. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
Complex (working memory) span tasks have generally shown larger and more consistent correlations with higher-order cognition than have simple (or short-term memory) span tasks. The relation between verbal complex and simple verbal span tasks to fluid abilities as a function of list-length was examined. The results suggest that the simple…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Recall (Psychology), Individual Differences, Thinking Skills
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Takahashi, Masanobu; Shimizu, Hiroyuki; Saito, Satoru; Tomoyori, Hideaki – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2006
In 1987, Hideaki Tomoyori, a Japanese memorist, set a world record for reciting the first 40,000 digits of pi. The authors report results from a series of tests that give a view of Tomoyori's memory performance compared with that of a control group, matched for age and educational level. He showed very good scores on tasks with digits, such as…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Word Lists, Recall (Psychology), Comparative Analysis