Advocates the use of study groups focusing on the local school context as a complement and an alternative to traditional staff development. Discusses ingredients of successful study groups and gives examples of how they can be applied. Notes benefits and cautions of study groups. (SR)

Shares three teachers' experiences writing their own computer-assisted instructional materials to improve the vocabulary development portion of a course designed to help at-risk first-year college students develop vocabulary and contextual analysis skills. Discusses theoretical foundation, program design, development and implementation of the…

Suggests that becoming aware of the origins of common words and learning how more sophisticated words relate to historical developments can help students learn vocabulary. (RAE)

Presents a public service advertisement distributed by the International Paper Company to help students improve their vocabulary. (DD)

Describes the planning and development of a learning center at the University of California at Berkley and offers suggestions to others who wish to develop a learning center. (RB)

Describes two methods used in a college developmental reading class (which heighten awareness of what lies behind a word and encourage active involvement with language) to foster the skills necessary to become independent word learners. (SR)

Reports that an approach in which college students enacted skits developed around vocabulary words proved more effective than a traditional approach to teaching vocabulary. (MKM)

Lists seven award-winning higher education English composition computer software programs. (RS)

Reflects on reading research and reading education, observing that mature judgment and perspective seem to be lacking in both fields. (MM)

Argues that reading is an essential means of acquiring knowledge, understanding, ideas, feelings, attitudes, expectations, and values. (RB)

Second of a seven-part series recounting disatisfaction with traditional means of teaching literature to the disadvantaged. Also identifies three approaches which aim at reform. (RB)

Summarizes research on the advantages of students taking their own notes, with suggestions for ways to take good notes. (AEA)

Describes vocabulary development in a college reading program that involves students writing and singing lyrics to the tune of "Puttin' on the Ritz." Discusses the theory behind this practice, specifically how rhyme and rhythm aid recall. (SRT)

Reviews the findings of research, reported in the ERIC system, on the value of the study of Latin for improving English vocabulary. (DD)

Describes a method for improving vocabulary skills of disadvantaged college freshmen. (RB)