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Building College Vocabulary Strategies
Darlene C. Pabis, Westmoreland County Community College
Dr. Arden B. Hamer, Ed.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania

ISBN-10: 0130493651
ISBN-13: 9780130493651

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 192 pp
Published: 07/26/2004

This item has been replaced by Building College Vocabulary Strategies, 2/E.

For college Fundamentals of Reading and Vocabulary Development courses.

Building College Vocabulary strategy approaches vocabulary development with a systematic strategy called SSCD: See and Say the word, use Structural analysis, apply Context clues, and incorporate Dictionary language. It addresses the need for identifying learning styles of individual learners with suggestions for further understanding and assimilation of the terms, allowing them to develop a repertoire of memory steps to improve retention of information.

A systematic vocabulary development strategy—Uses SSCD: see and say the word, use structural analysis, apply context clues, and incorporate dictionary language.
- Aids students who don't have the time to look in the dictionary for the meaning of each unfamiliar word, easing comprehension by not interrupting reading.

The VARK-Learning styles approach to learning—Developed by Neil Fleming,a global freelance educational consultant, and Charles Bonwell, co-author and contributor; students will discover how they learn best.
- Gives students one of the most current learner-friendly styles inventory that enables them to adapt their learning to a variety of situations.

Comprehensive pedagogy—Contains “Words to Learn,” “Exercises,” “Power Words,” “Chapter Review,” and “Puzzle Fun.”
- Enhances students' learning by providing interesting and compelling practice exercises as well as review and word lists that are common in everyday reading.

Seven steps to Improving Memory—Provides valuable steps to help improve retention of material.
- Gives students additional tools to help improve memory.

Student initial identification of word list—Develops the final list of words and elements needed to be mastered at the freshman level.
- Teaches students challenging words they will need to know for their future college careers.

Introduction: Learning Styles.

How do You Learn? Learning Styles May be the Answer. Memory—Don't Leave Home Without It! Ready—Set—Go! VARK Learning Styles Inventory. Interpreting and Using Your Results. How to Use This Information.

I. WORDS AND WORD ELEMENTS.

Chapter One.

Memory Tip: Intend to Remember. Learning Strategy: SSCD. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Two.

Memory Tip: Organize the Material. Learning Strategy: Tri-Fold (Primary Rehearsal Strategy). Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Three.

Memory Tip: Test/Retest. Learning Strategy: Metacognition. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Four.

Memory Tip: Overlearn the Material. Learning Strategy: Secondary Rehearsal Strategies (SRS). Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Five.

Memory Tip: Space Your Learning. Learning Strategy: Frequency of Forgetting. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Six.

Memory Tip: Memory Techniques, Part I—Mnemonics. Learning Strategy: Recitation Will Help Improve Learning. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Seven.

Memory Tip: Memory Techniques, Part II—Association and Visualization. Learning Strategy: Context Clues, Part I. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Eight.

Memory Tip: Study Before Bed. Learning Strategy: Context Clues, Part II. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Nine.

Memory Tip: Personalize Your Learning. Learning Strategy: Graphic Organizers, Word Webs, and Semantic Maps. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

II. DISCIPLINE-RELATED WORDS.

Chapter Ten.

Memory Tip: Sequential Remembering. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Eleven.

Focus Tip: Reliability, Validity, and Author's Qualifications. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Twelve.

Focus Tip: SQ3R. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Structural Elements. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Structural Elements. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Chapter Thirteen.

Focus Tip: Reading in the Sciences. Part A: Words to Learn. Part A: Practice Exercises. Part B: Words to Learn. Part B: Practice Exercises. Power Words. Practice Exercises. Chapter Review. VARK Exercises. Puzzle Fun.

Appendix.

List of Words.

Vocabulary Development (Developmental English)

Building College Vocabulary Strategies, 2/E
Pabis & Hamer
©2008 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131572717 | ISBN-13: 9780131572713
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For Fundamentals of Reading and Vocabulary Development courses.

Basic College Vocabulary approaches vocabulary development with a unique and proven systematic strategy called SSCD–See and Say the word, use Structural analysis, apply Context clues, and incorporate Dictionary knowledge. The text addresses the need for identifying learning styles and reinforces the system with techniques to develop a repertoire of memory steps to improve retention of information.

Backcover Copy

Before college students can learn new vocabulary
words, they must understand how they learn.

This new vocabulary text addresses the need for identifying learning styles by exposing students to the VARK Learning Inventory—encouraging every type of learner to use the skills they already have to master hundreds of new words.

BUILDING COLLEGE VOCABULARY STRATEGIES also approaches vocabulary development with a unique and proven systematic strategy called SSCD: (1) See and Say the word; (2) use Structural analysis; (3) apply Context clues; and (4) incorporate Dictionary knowledge. Numerous practice exercises further reinforce comprehension of the word lists.

Part II of the text includes four chapters of discipline-specific words, covering Government and History Business, Sociology, and Biology—thereby exposing students to words they would encounter in their other textbooks.

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