A LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACH TO BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION WAS COMPARED WITH A BASIC READER APPROACH. IN GENERAL, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACH TO BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION WAS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD. IT PRODUCED EXCELLENT RESULTS IN READING PERFORMANCE, WORD ATTACK SKILLS, SPELLING, VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION…

THIS TEACHER'S MANUAL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR TEACHERS WHO ADOPT THE TEXT--"FIRST LEVEL ARABIC, ELEMENTARY LITERARY ARABIC FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS." VARIOUS TECHNIQUES FOR APPLYING THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH WERE DISCUSSED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF (1) HELPING STUDENTS TO MEMORIZE THE BASIC DIALOG SENTENCES, (2) HELPING STUDENTS USE BASIC DIALOG…

A study investigated the effect of using read-along materials on the acquisition of incidental sight reading vocabulary for prereaders and beginning readers. Specifically, the study examined whether such readers acquired sight vocabulary words from exposure to read-along materials and the types of words that were learned more readily than others.…

Sixty-four fifth and sixth graders participated in a study of the effectiveness of certain components of the Lozanov method for teaching word meaning. Four treatments were investigated: mind calming, early pleasant learning recall, a combination of the two, and no treatment. Each group had one practice session and two treatment replications with…

Language features which occur for the first time ("new" words and structures) in each story of Blocks 1 and 2 of the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) Reading Program are identified and discussed. The features were drawn from those defined and presented in Fiege-Kollmann's (1972) analysis of Blocks 1 and 2 stories. The new words and structures…

For those students who qualify, the Advance Program offers an opportunity to follow a stimulating curriculum designed for the academically talented. This guide for ninth grade English was developed to broaden the student's skill and understanding of the history of the English language, composition, grammar, vocabulary development, and literature.…

Approaches and materials which are used to develop the vocabulary of high risk students at the University of Southern Colorado, an open enrollment university, are described in this paper. A basic skills reading course is required of students scoring below the 22nd percentile on the Cooperative English Test and a developmental reading course is…

This document contains 21 reading activities for students in kindergarten through grade six. A description and procedure are given for each activity, including a list of materials needed. The activities include a variety of word games, multimedia approaches, and creative writing exercises. (LL)

Due to recent interest in the use of elaborative contexts to enhance associative learning, the effectiveness of elaboration as an instructional technique in vocabulary development was evaluated with 107 educable mentally retarded children in three primary level classes. Ss were given vocabulary instruction under one of three instructional…

The tape scripts in this manual of Hebrew are intended to accompany audio tapes which have been prepared for use in the presentation and practice of the grammatical structures recommended for Level 1 in the New York City Foreign Language Programs for Secondary Schools. It is hoped that the tapes and accompanying scripts will serve as key aids in…

Four grade 6 classes in the Auburn Public Schools, Washington, were involved in a sequence of 30-minute lessons (8 weeks) developed by the experimenter to ascertain the effectiveness of direct systematic vocabulary instruction emphasizing prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Some elements of sentence structure, mnemonic devices, and etymology were…

To determine the effect of verbalization on the acquisition of manipulative skills in young children, a puzzle-assembly experiment was designed. Each of 65 Head Start children between the ages of 47 and 58 months was randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups: practice with verbalization (PV); practice with no verbalization (PNV);…

Specific teaching techniques and examples for vocabulary development are presented in this paper. The categories presented for vocabulary development include "Etymological Approach,""Wide Reading,""Prepared Word List,""Word Derivation Method,""Contextual methods for Familiar Words,""Contextual Methods for Unfamiliar Words,""Theme Studies,""Content…

This study is a description of the Kurdish of the city of Sulaimaniya, Iraq. Kurdish dialects cover an area embracing parts of eastern Turkey, Soviet Armenia, northern Syria, western Iran, and Khorasan in Iran. The language is described in terms of (1) phonology, (2) morphology, (3) morphophonemics, (4) word formation, and (5) syntax. An appendix,…

Produced for primary and intermediate grades, this student booklet provides a study of ecological terms. These include environment, interrelationships, ecology, organisms, energy, food chains, food web, producers, consumers, decomposers, energy cycle, and ecosystems. Line drawings and a minimum amount of narrative make up its content and it may be…