This pilot study investigated the effects of a 20-week quasiexperimental vocabulary intervention aimed at improving Spanish-speaking language minority students' English vocabulary and writing outcomes. Participants were two matched samples of fifth graders (N = 49) in a predominantly Latino, low-income urban school. Pre- and posttest analyses…

Discusses the concept of career education and how it applies to the communication field. Suggests: (1) there is no standard formula for preparing individuals for communication careers; (2) there is a growing public awareness of communication as a factor in career success; and (3) a dominant characteristic of communication careers is variety. (MS)

Discusses the scope of rhetorical studies, how they are distinctive, and what method of criticism is likely to reveal their essence. Contends that the shift from public address to public communication has taken the field away from traditional concerns and directed intellectual energy and scholarly effort to peripheral matters. (MS)

Reports three studies suggesting that speech rate perception is influenced by vocal frequency and, to some extent, by intensity, and that these relationships are not materially altered by the speakers' gender. (JAD)

The authors explain how to develop a speakers bureau as a statewide marketing tool for vocational education. They draw upon their experience in starting a home economics speakers bureau in Colorado. (CH)

Outlines the use of story boards as a systematic method of organizing oral presentations. (SK)

Discusses the major arguments for and against ghostwriting. (PD)

In the fall of 2004, the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) convened members of the School Leadership Learning Community (SLLC) and invited guests for three invitational, issue-focused meetings. Each of the meetings was conducted as a modified Select Seminar (www.casdany.neric.org/history3.htm) and explored an issue specific to preparing…

The author gives a guide line for essential changes that should be made in communications curriculum for disadvantaged students. He gives suggestions that stem from student-defined needs and goals. (Author/MS)

Because of the increased need for students to learn how to communicate in an affective, persuasive manner, educators must emphasize effective communications as a key instrument in coping with our societal evolution. Specifically, educators must enthusiastically teach students to think clearly, organize ideas, and express thoughts. (NRJ)

Describes the nature of the relationship between hermeneutics and rhetoric to clarify rhetoric's epistemic function and, in turn, to provide important theoretical directives for rhetorical criticism. (JMF)

Attempts to clarify Richard Weaver's ideas on rhetoric. Outlines the historical development of his classification of arguments and analyzes his axiology of argument and its political applications. (JMF)