Learning Word Meanings from Context during Normal Reading.

Nagy, William E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ371361

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Publication Date: 1987

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Learning Word Meanings from Context during Normal Reading.

Nagy, William E.; And Others

American Educational Research Journal, v24 n2 p237-70 Sum 1987

Study investigated incidental learning of word meanings from context during normal reading. Effects of word and text properties were examined in detail. Small but reliable gains in knowledge were found at all grade levels and ability levels tested. (RB)

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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