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Quay, Suzanne – 1993
Prior research on early lexical acquisition in bilingual infants has been used by Clark (1987) to support the Principle of Contrast, which states that every two forms contrast in meaning. In this study of an English-Spanish bilingual child, it is argued that the Principle of Contrast is not applicable to bilingual acquisition in general. Daily…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Contrast, English
Sanchez, Esther – 1993
This report describes various strategies which were implemented to increase reading vocabulary and comprehension on consistently below average test scores of first grade students. A targeted group of 25 students were selected for this process. The objectives included increasing comprehension and reading vocabulary, developing a more positive…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Grade 1
Seaver, Joanne – 1991
A study examined the effect of three different prereading vocabulary development strategies on sixth grade science test results. Subjects, 81 sixth-grade students from a suburban, middle-class school in Union County, New Jersey, were divided into four heterogeneous science classes and given a pretest of 40 vocabulary words taken from the science…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Grade 6, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Farr, Charlotte Webb; Collins, Norma Decker – 1992
The mechanisms by which adults acquire vocabulary and the relationship between adults' ability to acquire vocabulary and their method of processing information were the subjects of this study. Theoretical bases of the study were ideas from cognitive psychology, particularly the work of Sternberg. Subjects were preservice education majors and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
Hafner, Lawrence E. – 1991
A study developed a multiple regression prediction equation for each of six selected achievement variables in a popular standardized test of achievement. Subjects, 42 fourth-grade pupils randomly selected across several classes in a large elementary school in a north Florida city, were administered several standardized tests to determine predictor…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Listening Skills, Multiple Regression Analysis
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1980
This individualized inservice packet on vocabulary development in the content areas aims to enable teachers to equip students with varied word recognition skills. It is one of a nine-part series of booklets--Teaching Teen Reading--in self-instructional format intended as a practical resource for teachers desiring condensed, readily usable answers…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Independent Study, Inservice Teacher Education
Smith, Jennifer J. – 1990
The use of closed-caption television (CCTV) to help teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults was studied with a group of adult students in the Arlington, Virginia, Education and Employment Program. Although CCTV is designed for the hearing impaired, its combination of written with spoken English in the visual context of television makes…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational Television
Sensenbaugh, Roger – 1992
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans focuses on reading and writing activities for use in the high school science and math classroom. The 43 lesson plans in this book cover writing about science, reading about science, the vocabulary of science, short scientific…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing
Bygate, Martin; Porter, Don – 1991
A small-scale study at a British university investigated two issues: the effect of task familiarity on language production; and the effects of the task on oral production. Three university students of differing language backgrounds, all non-native speakers of English, were interviewed in autumn and again 3 months later. On both occasions they were…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Familiarity, Foreign Countries
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1993
This module contains a student manual and an instructor's manual for study of vocabulary for vocational education aimed at students with special needs. The student manual consists of quizzes that consist of matching and multiple-choice items that can be used to review the vocabulary of the unit as presented on a videotaped lesson. Answers to the…
Descriptors: Exceptional Persons, Learning Disabilities, Occupational Information, Secondary Education
Graves, Michael F.; And Others – 1994
Designed to be informative, helpful, and manageable, as well as selective, this book describes reading instruction which has been found to be the most effective for all students. The book presents information shown by research, classroom experience, and common sense to be the most important for setting up and maintaining an effective reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Instructional Effectiveness
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Cuervo de Rojas, Leonor – 1993
This document is designed to assist teachers and school personnel serving the needs of non- and limited-English Spanish-speaking students in Colorado schools so that teachers can create a nurturing environment that enhances learning among Spanish-speaking students. Expressions common to the school environment are given in English and in Spanish…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Allen, Barbara – 1993
The issue of whether English second language (ESL) instruction and mathematics instruction can be effectively integrated with each other in the elementary grades is discussed, and it is suggested that contrary to popular belief, mathematics has great potential for second language development. It is noted that the input hypothesis of language…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies
Pellegrini, A. D.; And Others – 1994
A study examined the ways in which Head Start preschool children's vocabulary developed when they and their mothers engaged in joint reading. Subjects, 19 dyads, were observed as they interacted around expository texts presented in both familiar (newspaper toy advertisements) and traditional (trade books) formats. Subjects were observed in their…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Davies, Alan, Ed.; Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1994
The eight papers in this volume, prepared by staff and students of the Institute for Applied Language Studies of Edinburgh University, address a variety of issues in applied linguistics. The papers include: (1) "A Coding System for Analyzing a Spoken Database" (Joan Cutting); (2) "L2 Perceptual Acquisition: The Effect of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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