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Harris, William T.; Rickoff, Andrew J.; Bailey, Mark – American Book Company, 1905
This textbook is a second reader with longer words from common vocabulary that pupils should learn to recognize in print as they do in speech. Pupils should learn to use them in conversation more readily because they are to be found in their reader, which trains them in the use of good language. The phonic method is used. A key to the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Phonics, Pronunciation
Block, Cheryl – 2001
Noting that students who learn strategies to make and complete analogies benefit in many ways, the introduction to this workbook for grades three through five defines analogies as comparisons between seemingly unrelated items. It notes that comparing an unfamiliar item to an item that is more familiar increases understanding. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Analogy, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Comprehension
Block, Cheryl – 2001
Noting that students who learn strategies to make and complete analogies benefit in many ways, the introduction to this workbook for grades six through eight defines analogies as comparisons between seemingly unrelated items. It notes that comparing an unfamiliar item to an item that is more familiar increases understanding. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Analogy, Learning Activities, Middle Schools, Reading Comprehension
Harris, W. T.; Rickoff, A. J.; Bailey, Mark – D. D. Merrill, 1887
This textbook is a first reader that focuses on moving children from spoken to written vocabulary and recognizing by sight words already familiar by sound. The combination of construction with interpretation, of writing with reading leads directly to intelligent understanding and expression of thoughts on the written or printed page. It is…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Instruction, Written Language, Vocabulary Development
Canipe, Stephen L. – 1977
The "Crisis" game that is described in this paper is designed to present children with a vocabulary of terms commonly heard when people discuss the energy problem, and to provide an immediate use and reinforcement of those terms in a low-risk game situation. Included in the description are the directions for playing the game, an illustration of…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation, Motivation
Newmark, Leonard; And Others – 1979
This text is designed to enable a student who knows English to gain reading proficiency in Albanian. Part One, which is presented here, includes the first 30 of the 100 units in the complete course. The units include texts from various periods of Albanian writing and include a variety of contents and styles: folklore, biography, news articles,…
Descriptors: Albanian, Grammar, Independent Study, Postsecondary Education
Baldwin, James; Bender, Ida C. – American Book Company, 1911
This textbook the second reader in a series of school readers to help children acquire the art and the habit of reading well enough to give pleasure not only to themselves, but also to those who listen to them. New words are introduced gradually, and the stories and poems are short and of such character as to appeal directly to the interest and…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Grade 2, Elementary Education, Reading Skills
Elson, William H.; Runkel, Lura E. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1924
This textbook is the second book in part of a series of readers made for silent reading. A distinctive feature of this reader is the unique provision made for silent reading. The stories have been selected for their child-interest and wholesome ethical content. This book is based on the belief that what the child needs when they have gained…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Sustained Silent Reading, Textbooks, Elementary School Students
Harris, W. T.; Rickoff, A. J.; Bailey, Mark – D. Appleton and Company, 1887
This textbook is a first reader that focuses on moving children from spoken to written vocabulary and recognizing sight words already familiar though sound. The combination of construction with interpretation of writing with reading leads directly to intelligent understanding and expression of thoughts on the written or printed page. Model script…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Instruction, Word Recognition, Sight Vocabulary
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1979
This is the third and last unit in a series designed to provide the Spanish-speaking child with a complete language arts and reading program for grades 1-3. It focuses on the development of decoding, encoding, comprehension, and interpretation skills. This third grade workbook, one component of the language arts unit, contains 22 chapters with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Reading Comprehension
Blanchard, Cherie – 2002
This workbook is designed to help students expand their spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension skills through the study of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Noting that roots, prefixes, and suffixes are the building blocks upon which all words are formed, the introduction contends that a thorough knowledge of these elements will greatly enhance…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Prefixes (Grammar)
Blanchard, Cherie – 2002
This workbook is designed to help secondary-school students expand their spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension skills through the study of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Noting that roots, prefixes, and suffixes are the building blocks upon which all words are formed, the introduction contends that a thorough knowledge of these elements will…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Activities, Prefixes (Grammar), Reading Comprehension
Elson, William H.; Runkel, Lura E. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1925
This textbook is third in a series of readers and has unique provision made for silent reading. A distinctive feature of this Reader is the unique provision made for Silent Reading. As in the "Child-Library Primer" and "Book One," (ED623655) the stories have been selected for their child-interest and wholesome ethical content.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Sustained Silent Reading, Textbooks, Reading Material Selection
Clark, Raymond C. – 1994
The workbook is an English vocabulary development text that focuses on words associated with preparing, serving, and eating food. The special vocabulary is presented in twelve readings. The reading passages are written in repetitive style so the student can learn each word's definition through context. Each selection describes a typical North…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Daily Living Skills, English (Second Language), Food
Engleman, J. O.; McTurnan, Lawrence – Laidlaw Brothers Incorporated, 1924
This textbook is the seventh in a series of readers. This volume focuses on building reading enjoyment. The book has been arranged in Five Parts, each Part being prefaced by a one page Introduction, presenting the general theme: (1) Citizenship and Service; (2) History in the Making; (3) The Great-Out-Doors; (4) Literature of the Imagination; and…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods