A study of the extent to which relationships exist between pupils' verbal associative learning ability and seven indices of pupil ability to verbalize utilized 32 third-grade and 34 fifth-grade pupils randomly selected from six Las Cruces schools. Raw data were collected from transcribed language samples, the Verbal Paired-Associate Test, the…

A comparison was made of the effectiveness of two direct methods of vocabulary instruction with college freshmen in compulsory remedial reading classes. The two methods tested were a programed approach, "EDL Word Clues," and a more conventional approach using the dictionary with lessons patterned after the format used by H. C. Hardwick in "Words…

To examine the relationship between the vocabulary teachers use in the classroom and the percentage of that vocabulary understood by the students, 16 volunteer teachers were tape recorded for an hour and a half during a normal day's activities. Half the teachers were from lower or lower middle class families; the other half were from middle and…

The effects of instruction in polysemantic words at the sixth-grade level are investigated. The most efficient means of teaching these words, the factors which affect such teaching, and the effectiveness of large group instruction versus small group instruction are studied. Four hundred and twenty-seven sixth-grade students from lower-, middle-,…

This curriculum guide is intended to assist Latin teachers in the School District of Philadelphia in achieving one of the goals of Latin instruction: the development of word power in English through a structured study of Latin roots and affixes. The guide may be used in two different ways. First, it may form the basis for a separate…

Designed to help secondary school students understand and become able to use the "language" of the scientist, which the author defines as including both vocabulary and thought processes and laboratory procedures, this book attempts to show that the reporting of scientific investigations has both a manageable pattern and a structure.…

This paper identifies and discusses the factors to be considered in selecting the words for beginning reading instruction. Vocabularies for beginning reading are based on the child's oral language, the child's interests, sound-letter regularity, and common words as found in written literature. In addition, there must be a balance among the various…

Reported is a study to determine if a science vocabulary was necessary for successful achievement in science content and if this vocabulary was independent of social residence, intelligence and reading achievement. Two fifth grade groups, one from a suburban school and the other a rural school, took the Science Vocabulary Reading Test, the…

Course arrangement, specific helper instructions, and terminology are covered in this helper's handbook for home study candidates for naturalization who speak English to learn to read and write English. It is intended to be used to give a limited amount of help provided by a family member or neighbor, and accompanies the booklet "English and…

Self-teaching machines housed in trailer-classrooms were used to help 400 high school students improve their reading skills. The students, who were one or more years below grade level in reading skills at the start of the project, made positive gains in vocabulary and comprehension; progress was from two to six times that which was expected based…

This text, intended primarily for Arab trainees at the University of Arizona Environmental Research Laboratory and other native speakers of Arabic, contains 37 lessons of introductory materials. Each lesson contains dialogues and basic texts, vocabulary, pronunciation exercises, grammar, and drills. A vocabulary index concludes the text. (RL)

Through an analysis of children's reading materials published in the 1930's and 1960's, an attempt was made to show the difference in the amount of responses requiring literal comprehension (i.e., direct or paraphrased answers from the reading materials) and critical comprehension (i.e., use of interpretive and critical reading skills). Examined…

Instructional objectives of the Dade County Public Schools Quinmester Program in French for use with "Le Francais Moderne: Part 1" focus on the development of vocabulary and mastery of grammatical structures. The formation of the passe compose with "avoir," object pronouns, the present tense of regular "-ir" verbs,…

Eight biographical sketches of some Jicarilla Apache and Spanish American people who live and work in Dulce, New Mexico are given. These sketches contain brief descriptions of the lives of Jose Gabriel Abeyta, Cevero Caramillo, Chon LaBrier, Espeedie Garcia Ruiz, Raleigh Tafoya, Norman Tecube, Hubert Velarde, and Henry "Buster" L.…

This book is designed to provide teachers with the information necessary to help their students to cope successfully and independently with unfamiliar words. Three sources of aid in word identification are discussed, to provide a balance to the current overemphasis on phonics decoding as the only way for children to identify words. The three areas…