Studied the effects of two methods of instruction in teaching the conceptual meaning of 15 unfamiliar words. (HOD)

Sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade remedial reading pupils who received training in the transposition of dictionary definitions into meaningful sentences scored significantly higher on tests of word meanings and sentence composition than did subjects who received no such training or those who practiced transposition but received no training. (MJB)

Reviews "The Nature of Vocabulary Acquisition" by Margaret G. McKeown and Mary E. Curtis. Focuses on three questions involving vocabulary acquisition: (1) What does it mean to know the meaning of a word?; (2) How does knowledge about word meanings develop?; and (3) What is the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and comprehension? (MM)

No language is as varied in history as American English and no language is as rich in word choices. Additions to our language from other cultures are discussed. Four categories of activities involving words are presented. (MT)

Describes exercises designed to teach students the differences between one-word and two-word forms. (HOD)

Explains how antonymy (opposition) can offer another approach to vocabulary development in a classroom situation. (HOD)

Describes the development of syllable recognition software and its implications for teaching word attack skills. (AEA)

This compact book aims to help teachers in need of new ideas in early childhood phonics. It offers a collection of word study activities for the progressive classroom using the tool of magnetic letters. Adding just enough theory to make the author/educator's point, the book shows how this simple tool can support the teaching of letters and sounds…

Three week study of second graders indicated that nonsense words were more effective than meaningful words in teaching alphabetizing. (SP)

Discusses the effectiveness of two techniques of teaching vowel knowledge--the vowel-in-isolation approach and the phonogram approach. (FL)

Describes a simple, practical strategy for reaching into the inner world of children to strengthen their reading vocabularies. (FL)

The study examined the relationship between two auditory perceptual skills--sound blending and auditory closure--and reading performance in 76 learning disabled elementary school children. (Author/PHR)

Outlines procedures by which teachers can foster and speed up student vocabulary growth. Discusses three aspects of categorization: word fluency, the list-group-label lesson, and feature analysis. (RL)

Suggests that spelling instruction must go beyond the use of a text or series and that spelling should be impressed on students as an important part of their writing. Proofreading, peer editing of compositions, and other techniques for spelling improvement are discussed. (SJL)