The Beginning Reader's Concept of Word: Implications for the Classroom.

Olliff, Charleen B.

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ERIC Number: EJ457138

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Beginning Reader's Concept of Word: Implications for the Classroom.

Olliff, Charleen B.

Reading Improvement, v28 n4 p249-54 Win 1991

Discusses the phenomenon that the definitions recognized for the term "word" is frequently different for teachers and beginning readers. Reviews research exploring the phenomenon. Offers suggestions for classroom activities to resolve this state of cognitive confusion. (RS)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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