The Model 3 communication skills lexicon consists of three lists of words developed by the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) for use in communication skills instruction in K-6. This report documents the procedures used for developing a technical lexicon for subject areas in kindergarten and the elementary grades. To develop a music lexicon,…

This paper describes the development of technical word lists for elementary school children in the subject areas of art, composition, grammar, handwriting, literature, mathematics, music, physical education, reading, science, social science, and spelling. It summarizes how forms of entries were chosen, what the editing procedures were, and how the…

The production of a basic kindergarten through grade six word set, with accompanying linguistic data for use in the development of elementary communication skills instruction, is detailed in this report. Section one outlines the compilation of the 10,000 word lexicon, including a discussion of the form of the entries, the sources for the entry and…

This paper discusses the procedures employed in compiling and coding a basic set of vocabulary words and related linguistic data intended for use in elementary communication skills instruction. Ten thousand words were selected from eight studies of words used by children at various grade levels, one through six. Each word was assigned a grade…