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ERIC Number: EJ371361
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Learning Word Meanings from Context during Normal Reading.
Nagy, William E.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v24 n2 p237-70 Sum 1987
Study investigated incidental learning of word meanings from context during normal reading. Effects of word and text properties were examined in detail. Small but reliable gains in knowledge were found at all grade levels and ability levels tested. (RB)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Word Familiarity