Discusses possible linguistic factors in children's misconceptions of words in the "Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, the "Lord's Prayer, and "America. (SW)

Discusses two types of crossword puzzles: direct-definition clue puzzles and cryptic-clue crossword puzzles. (FB)

Four models for accounting for reading difficulties are described: defect, deficit, disruption, and difference. Poor readers fitting two of these (difference and deficit) are compared with each other and with good readers. (Author)

By way of change of pace, students are asked to use as many terms as possible in the construction of a puzzle pattern on a blank matrix. The instructor selects one pattern and completes it in the form of a crossword puzzle to be used at the end of the unit. An example is given from a weather and climate unit. (NH)

Defining vocational English as a specific vocabulary of individual words and phases connected with a certain occupation, the author outlines principles of testing, lists types of vocational English tests, and attempts to show that in constructing such tests a whole range of types of question can be used. (FB)

The magic square technique is a useful and enjoyable method for helping social studies students at all levels to learn new vocabulary. (RM)

Describes a pattern book activity that provides a means of introducing and reinforcing high frequency vocabulary within a language experience approach. (FL)

Suggests that a syllabication system not based on pronunciation is as unrelated to reading achievement as is the current syllabication system. (FL)

It was found, among other things, that pictures whose names had probably been acquired earlier were named more accurately and faster by retarded adolescent Ss than were pictures whose names had probably been acquired later. (Author/DLS)

Describes a weekly vocabulary assignment for college students with poor reading skills and shows how it provides incidental reading and writing benefits. (RL)

Discusses how students can use their knowledge of English to expand their French vocabulary quickly. The article emphasizes that while learning more words, students also discover the interrelationship of languages. (nine references) (Author/CK)

Examines the acquisition of a reading vocabulary for abstract and concrete words in 62 second-grade children--words had been learned in basals or outside. Uses two tasks to examine concrete and abstract words. Finds that in neither task did concreteness influence reaction times, and abstract words were read with less accuracy than concrete words.…

Analyzes various apparently synonymous words for "friend" (e.g., "homes,""bro") as they are used by one former gang-member to persuade two current gang-members to stop "gangbanging." The article's analysis shows how the meanings of these disparate reference terms are made and remade through talk as…

Research has demonstrated increased retention from drill, but the data regarding drill format are inconsistent. Two commonly used models, Drill Sandwich (DS) and Incremental Rehearsal (IR), were compared to each other and to a traditional flashcard method. The IR model consistently led to significantly more words retained than the traditional or…