This study examined the relationship between two measures of word frequency and elementary students' word knowledge. Fourth-, sixth-, and eighth-grade students of low, average, and high reading ...

Use 'semantic gradients' to turn vocabulary study into a shared thinking activity that explores the subtle differences ...

English vocabulary acquisition is critical to the development of word knowledge and is needed by deaf learners to become at least marginally successful readers of English. Among the many skills needed ...

Sometimes the meanings of words become clearer within a context larger than a single sentence. Read the paragraph below and complete the sentences by choosing the correct word from each group of words ...

With students gone for the day, sixth grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that “contemporary” and “temporary” share the root, ...

The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head. Just like ...