How to Teach 1000 Vocabulary Words Using the Internet

Abstract

How can you teach 1000 vocabulary words to developmental college reading students in one semester? A vocabulary project is described that provided students an incentive for studying an electronic 1000 word vocabulary list. Through the use of a word processor and the internet, students created and distributed word lists to the class and provided and administered quizzes for their word lists. Students who participated in the 1000-word project scored significantly higher on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test than students who studied vocabulary using traditional textbooks.

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JoAnn Yaworski

JoAnn Yaworski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literacy at West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, E-mail: [email protected]. She teaches Developmental Reading and Study Skills as well as graduate and undergraduate courses in Reading Education. She also is content provider for many web-site companions to college-level reading and study skills textbooks. Nabil Ibrahim is a Grover C. Maxwell Professor of Business Administration, College of Business Administration, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA 30909, E-mail: [email protected].

Nabil Ibrahim

JoAnn Yaworski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literacy at West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, E-mail: [email protected]. She teaches Developmental Reading and Study Skills as well as graduate and undergraduate courses in Reading Education. She also is content provider for many web-site companions to college-level reading and study skills textbooks. Nabil Ibrahim is a Grover C. Maxwell Professor of Business Administration, College of Business Administration, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA 30909, E-mail: [email protected].