In the Classroom: Vocabulary (April '90)

Authors

Michael P. French, Lourdes UniversityFollow
Kathy Everts Danielson, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Maureen Conn, Morris Hill Elementary School, Junction City, KS
Willa Gale, Chisholm Trail Elementary School, Wichita, KS
Charlene Lueck, Franklin Elementary School, Junction City, KS
Mona Manley, Washington Elementary School, Junction City, KS

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1990

Journal Title

The Reading Teacher

Volume

43

Issue

8

First Page

612

Last Page

615

Abstract

Vocabulary knowledge is one of the most critical elements of comprehension. Helping students to expand their own vocabularies and to become more interested in words is a challenge for all teachers. The following techniques provide teachers various ways to enhance students' vocabulary development. To read more about vocabulary instruction, see: Heimlich, J.E., & Pittelman, S.D. (1986). Semantic mapping: Classroom applications. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Johnson, D.D. (Ed.) (1986). Vocabulary [Special issuel. Journal of Reading, 29 (7). Johnson, D.D., & Pearson, PD. (1984). Teaching reading vocabulary (2nd ed.). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Marzano, R.J., & Marzano, J.S. (1988). A cluster approach to elementary vocabulary instruction. Nevrark, DE: International Reading Association.

Comments

Published in Reading Teacher, 43(8), 612-615, 1990. Copyright © Reading Teacher.

Recommended Citation

French, Michael P.; Danielson, Kathy Everts; Conn, Maureen; Gale, Willa; Lueck, Charlene; and Manley, Mona, "In the Classroom: Vocabulary (April '90)" (1990). Teacher Education Faculty Publications. 11.
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