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Involving Students Actively In Vocabulary Acquisition, Edward J. Dwyer
Involving Students Actively In Vocabulary Acquisition, Edward J. Dwyer
ETSU Faculty Works
Getting students actively involved in acquiring new vocabulary creates more interest and better learning than presenting words from external sources.
Keeping A Clozed Mind On Reading, Edward J. Dwyer
Keeping A Clozed Mind On Reading, Edward J. Dwyer
ETSU Faculty Works
Cloze has a rich and interesting history as a method for encouraging reading achievement as well as for use as on approach to measuring reading competence. Cloze can be used effectively in instructional programs in many ways, including ( 1) paired or small group wo;k, (222) "crossword cloze" type activities, and (3) multiple-choice type formats. The "doze informal" contains a series of graded passages which presents reading instructors with a method for matching students with appropriate instructional materials. In the "cloze informal", students' scores are obtained from performance on a series of cloze passages. Scores can be used to assess …