Reading Storybooks to Kindergartners Helps Them Learn New Vocabulary Words.

Robbins, Claudia; Ehri, Linnea C.

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Publication Date: 1994

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Reading Storybooks to Kindergartners Helps Them Learn New Vocabulary Words.

Robbins, Claudia; Ehri, Linnea C.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n1 p54-64 Mar 1994

In individual sessions, 51 kindergartners listened to an adult read the same storybook twice, 2 to 4 days apart, and then completed a test of knowledge of unfamiliar words from the study. Findings confirm that story listening contributes modestly to vocabulary growth, although four exposures to words appear necessary. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Kindergarten Children, Listening, Primary Education, Reading Aloud to Others, Story Reading, Verbal Development, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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