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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.
List of contents
(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.
Summary
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.
