The Lexical Development of Kindergarteners: Learning from Written Context.

Eller, Rebecca G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ371861

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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The Lexical Development of Kindergarteners: Learning from Written Context.

Eller, Rebecca G.; And Others

Journal of Reading Behavior, v20 n1 p5-24 1988

Investigates the process involved in acquiring word knowledge from written context in prereading kindergarten children. Analyzes children's readings of picture books to identify patterns of vocabulary growth. Concludes that children learned lexicogrammatical information incidentally through exposure to written context. (MM)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Vocabulary Development, Written Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Themed Issue: Vocabulary.