ERIC Number: EJ1066616
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 9
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Turning the Page on Learning New Vocabulary
Rubin, Jim
Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, v8 n2 p124-132 Sep 2008
Advances in technology have caused a major shift in how students spend their time and challenged curriculum development to maintain interest and focus in the classroom. Implications are most profound in issues related to literacy due to a lack of experience and interest in reading. This article explores this issue and how it relates to teaching new vocabulary and choosing course content. Basic precepts include the importance of relating new information to prior knowledge and linking course content to topics that hold student attention.
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Reading Difficulties, Literacy, Reading Interests, Reader Text Relationship, Prior Learning, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Instructional Materials, Teacher Developed Materials, Worksheets, Cloze Procedure
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Language: English
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