Words Matter With Student Cd Rom Author:Laraine E. Flemming Words Matter features a conceptual approach to teaching mid- to high-level vocabulary. Each chapter introduces ten words linked together by theme, such as humor, light, heat, and friendship. This common thread helps students to compare and contrast words related in meaning or structure. As a result, students have multiple opportunities to form c... more »onnections and anchor each new word and its meaning in their long-term memory. Readings also focus on topics of social and historical importance so that students expand their cultural literacy along with their vocabulary. Pre-, Post-, and Advanced Mastery Tests provide students with the consistent but varied repetition of terms necessary to improve their vocabulary skills. Memory Peg boxes offer a specific learning strategy for each new word.Vocabulary Enrichment Exercises for Reading CD-ROM ISBN #0618260544Designed specifically for beginning- and intermediate-level developmental reading students, the VEER CD-ROM supplements any developmental reading textbook, helping to enhance students' vocabulary comprehension through a series of 80 tests (each consisting of ten questions) in matching, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-sentence, and fill-in-the-paragraph format. Instructors can use the CD-ROM as an alternative method of instruction or as a natural extension of class lectures. Students can work through the questions at their own pace and focus on improving their vocabulary skills (as well as their proficiency with computers) without the normal anxieties involved in taking tests.« less