Three approaches to vocabulary instruction were developed based on research from the training of verbal elaboration strategies with 107 educable mentally retarded children ages 8-11. (Author/MH)

Available from: Special Education in Canada, Dave Muir, Subscription Manager, 12 Doucett Place, Scarborough, Ontario M1G 3M2. Tape recorded television programs were used to increase reading comprehension and word attack skills of special education students. (CL)

Several studies on vocabulary building in a language course are cited. Questions based on the author's experience as teacher, lexicographer and professor of lexicology are raised regarding exercises based on morphology, semantics, word derivation, and other lexical facts. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Examination of object word learning and use in beginning (vocabulary of less than 50 words) and advanced (vocabulary of more than 50 words) infant speakers indicated that both groups formed concepts, learned, and generalized words for the to-be-learned objects. Advanced speakers learned more words and concepts and engaged in broader generalization…

A study of the extent to which Spanish and French noun cognates in a 15,000-word corpus have the same or different grammatical gender is presented, and a list of about 750 cognates with differing genders is included. (MSE)

A discussion of recent developments in foreign language lexicology instruction precedes suggestions for adopting a Hallidayan functional framework, within which the general interpersonal, ideational, and textual functions of lexis can be distinguished as much more than exemplification of syntactic structure. (CB)

Discusses a study designed to identify reasons for growing dissatisfaction with the dictionary among foreign-language students. Subjects were Italian university students of French who were asked how often they used the dictionary, how they used it, what they expected from it, and why they were dissatisfied with it. (CFM)

Examined the ability of audiovisual aids to facilitate second language acquisition. One group of Spanish students was taught with substantially more audiovisual aids than the control group. The audio-visual aids group performed significantly better on listening comprehension tests. No differences were found in use of structure. (Author/DJD)

Describes a vocabulary/spelling development guessing game in which students must deduce a secret letter by process of elimination, with as few guesses as possible. (HTH)

Presents suggestions for planning a Spanish as a second language program for preschool children. The rationale and means of implementing the program are considered, and guidelines for teaching vocabulary are discussed. A variety of classroom activities are also presented. (TR)

Recommends five process-oriented strategies for teaching vocabulary: (1) teach words in context; (2) move from known to unknown; (3) group and categorize items; (4) relate content to students' interests; and (5) provide for constant review. (ARH)

Illustrates how even simple tools and basic ideas do much to embellish the teaching of English as a second language and enhance students' learning as they explore their second language and Canada. (Author/CB)

Examines the Test of Language Development-Primary (TOLD-P), an individual test of English language proficiency which has four principal uses: to identify problems in language proficiency: to determine strengths and weaknesses in language skills: to document progress provided by programs; and to serve as a device for research.(NH)

The persistence of individual differences in phonological development of 10 normally developing children observed at age one and again at age three was studied. The children differed considerably in rate of vocabulary acquisition and relative phonological maturity and also in their general approach to learning. (Author/JDD)

Reports discrepancies between manual recommendations and teachers' use of recommendations. (FL)