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

ISBN-10: 0130493856
ISBN-13: 9780130493859

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 144 pp
Published: 07/12/2004

Suggested retail price: $26.60
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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.

  • Systematic vocabulary development strategy—SSCD, See and Say the word, use Structural analysis, apply Context clues and incorporate Dictionary knowledge.

    • Provides students with a strategic vocabulary development system that helps them to learn to use the information provided to help them gain word meaning and to apply it to other unknown words.

  • Learning styles as the basic approach to learning vocabulary—Using the VARK Learning Inventory.

    • Enables students to learn about themselves and how they learn best, so that they can adapt their learning to a variety of situations and set themselves up to be successful.

  • Extensive pedagogical aids formatted consistently in each chapter—i.e., List of words, associated word parts, pronunciations, definition of word parts, words presented in context sentences, dictionary definitions and practice exercises.

    • Provides students with an accessible presentation of the material.

  • Power words conclude each chapter—With pronunciations, definitions, sentences and exercises.

    • Provides students with additional, interesting words that do not fit into the word parts for that chapter.

  • Chapter Reviews conclude each chapter.

    • Provides students with review exercises, a puzzle and activities specifically designed to enhance learning for each learning style.

  • Memory principles throughout.

    • Helps students most effectively learn the new vocabulary and gives them information they can transfer to other academic and nonacademic learning situations.

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Part A-Words to Learn, Exercises, Part B-Words to Learn, Exercises, Chapter Review and Puzzle Fun.)

Introduction.


Chapter One.

SSCD-the Strategy. Vark Learning Styles Inventory. Memory Tip: VARK. Strategy: SSCD.



Chapter Two.

Memory Tip: Seven Steps to Memory. Strategy: Word Structure.



Chapter Three.

Memory Tip: Intend to Remember. Strategy: Context Clues Part #1.



Chapter Four.

Memory Tip: Organize the Material to Be Learned. Strategy: Context Clues Part #2.



Chapter Five.

Memory Tip: Test/Retest and Recitation. Strategy: Dictionary Usage: Multiple Meanings.



Chapter Six.

Memory Tip: Space Learning Over Several Study Sessions. Strategy: See and Say New Words.



Chapter Seven.

Memory Tip: Study Before Bed. Strategy: Homophones.



Chapter Eight.

Memory Tip: Use Memory Techniques: Association, Visualization, Mnemonics. Strategy: Confusing Words.



Chapter Nine.

Memory Tip: Over-learn the Material. Strategy: Idioms.



List of Words.

    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.

  • 013602761XBasic College Vocabulary Strategies, 2/E
    Pabis & Hamer
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 168 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 013602761X | ISBN-13: 9780136027614
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Before college students can learn new vocabulary
words, they must understand how they learn.

This new basic 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 learn and use hundreds of new words.

BASIC 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.

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