Vocabulary Acquisition from Listening to Stories.

Elley, Warwick B.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Vocabulary Acquisition from Listening to Stories.

Elley, Warwick B.

Reading Research Quarterly, v24 n2 p174-87 Spr 1989

Investigates the extent that reading aloud to children in the classroom aids them in acquiring new vocabulary. Finds that oral story reading constitutes a significant source of vocabulary acquisition, whether or not the reading is accompanied by teacher explanation of word meanings. (RS)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Research, Story Reading, Vocabulary Development, Young Children

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand

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