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ERIC Number: EJ419830
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4103
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Lexical Guessing in Isolation and Context.
Ittzes, Kata
Journal of Reading, v34 n5 p360-66 Feb 1991
Presents a study designed to measure to what extent secondary school students' ability to guess the meanings of words in isolation is related to guessing words in context. Finds similarities between strategies used in isolated and contextual situations, but the students also made effective use of context. (MG)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Second Language Learning, Secondary Education, Vocabulary Skills, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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