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Holbrook, Hilary Taylor – Journal of Reading, 1985
Explores problems surrounding direct instruction in vocabulary and describes sources in the ERIC system for other approaches to vocabulary development. (HTH)
Descriptors: Problems, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Secondary Education
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Lehr, Fran – Reading Teacher, 1984
Summarizes ERIC materials dealing with the role of phonics, spelling rules, and word lists in the spelling program. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Phonics, Spelling Instruction
Nagy, William E. – 1988
Based on the best available research, this publication describes the most effective methods of vocabulary instruction for the improvement of reading comprehension. Examples of useful approaches to vocabulary instruction aimed at students past the initial stages of reading are presented for use or adaptation by classroom teachers. The publication's…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research
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Lehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1984
Examines several approaches to vocabulary development that are alternatives to direct vocabulary instruction. (AEA)
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Humor, Language Acquisition
Hodges, Richard E. – 1984
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest explores the nature of vocabulary and its implications for classroom instruction. After defining vocabulary and discussing some of the sources of English vocabulary, the digest examines how children's vocabularies develop. It then discusses the role of vocabulary…
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Language Acquisition
Lems, Kristen – 2001
Music can be used in the adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom to create a learning environment; to build listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills; to increase vocabulary; and to expand cultural knowledge. This digest looks briefly at research and offers strategies for using music in the adult ESL classroom.…
Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Listening Skills, Literacy
Stahl, Norman A.; And Others – 1991
This digest discusses some of the ways basic skills instructors can help students become real learners. The digest argues that the "learning specialist" (a term preferable to "remedial/developmental" reading specialist) should operate from a philosophical perspective stressing strategic approaches to reading-to-learn as driven…
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Free Writing, Higher Education
Schneider, Elke – 1996
This digest introduces a specialized approach to teaching at-risk students a foreign language. In the dyslexia literature, the approach is referred to as "multisensory structured language." Because the methodology places a strong emphasis on the metacognitive aspects of language in both native and foreign language instruction, the term…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, German, Grammar, High Risk Students
McGowen, Carolyn Smith – 1993
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans focuses on practical suggestions for addressing the works of women authors in the English/language arts classroom at elementary, middle-school, and secondary levels. The 57 lesson plans in this book cover lessons on gender equity,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Authors, Biographies, Class Activities