This study described and analyzed the vocabulary of 4 current, best-selling core reading programs and developed word lists based on these analyses. Results showed a good deal of similarity but also some significant differences among the programs. Across grades 1-6, all of them included a substantial number of tokens (approximately 380,000-660,000)…

Describes method of teaching the thesaurus to children with a low vocabulary. Lists of words pertaining to the word dirty was made by children who were inadvertently compiling their own thesaurus and building a vocabulary. (AF)

Analyzes the compilation of the 220 words included in the Dolch Basic Sight Word List from studies done in the 1920's. Compares this list to the representatively selected 50,406 words in rank order from the Kucera-Nelson Computational Analysis of Present-Day American English (1967). (MB)

Summarizes ERIC materials dealing with the role of phonics, spelling rules, and word lists in the spelling program. (FL)

This technical lexicon for elementary school communication skills instruction was compiled from high-frequency words in six previously compiled technical lexicons: grammar, composition, spelling, handwriting, reading, and literature. Following a description of procedures used in preparing the lexicon, three appendixes provide student terms,…

The question of how to account for the growth of vocabulary knowledge that occurs during the elementary school years is addressed. Areas examined include the ways that word meanings are communicated, direct teaching of meanings, vocabulary instruction as part of reading instruction, and deriving and learning word meanings from verbal context.…

Intended as a tool for anyone working in children's literature, young adult literature, and educational writing, this "fast-reference" guide can be used along with the dictionary and thesaurus to aid in choosing the most effective word when writing, whether professionally or for the classroom. The guide contains: (1) lists of specific…

There are many reasons for teachers' reluctance to address the issue of spelling content area vocabulary words; however, content vocabulary word spelling need not be ignored because of time constraints, boredom, or lack of knowledge on the teacher's part any longer. A method which can be utilized is an adaption of "Scratch, Scribble and…

Analysis of the Rinsland vocabulary list indicated that while the list was dated, it was more than adequate for purposes of classroom instruction. (RB)

An individualized spelling program based on the 1,000 vocabulary words of the Nebraska Assessment Battery of Essential Learning Skills (N-ABELS) is described in this paper. After a discussion of the procedures used to develop the N-ABELS vocabulary lists, suggestions to be used by classroom teachers in organizing such a program are offered. Areas…

Developed to document the specifications for supplementary instruction in a skills-based vocabulary program, this report focuses on the study of synonyms as relating to the learning of specific words. One hundred twenty-nine general headwords and more than 1,500 synonyms for these headwords, specified for use in instruction in grades four through…

This booklet discusses a procedure to assist students experiencing difficulty in learning the "Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220 Words" and rearranges a list of 220 words to make it easier for students to learn. The procedure discussed in the booklet is based on the "word family" approach, in which words like "all call,…

The Reading-Spelling Vocabulary Program (RSVP) is a list of 900 words of highest frequency selected from 14 previous studies of words in print, spoken vocabulary, and children's and adults' handwriting. The words are divided into four levels and 60 lessons of 15 words each. When a sample test was constructed and administered to 266 elementary…

Vocabulary development activities to be used with the stories in the Ginn 720 Reading Series Level 9 textbook are offered. The introduction recommends a method of presenting the activities. For each story that appears in the textbook, a vocabulary list and a learning activity are given. At the end of each of five units, a unit vocabulary test is…

Intended for elementary school teachers, researchers, and materials developers, this book presents a cluster approach to vocabulary instruction, in which words are taught in semantically related groups. Over 7,000 words from elementary school textbooks have been organized into 61 instructional clusters, each containing two levels of subclusters…