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ERIC Number: EJ095466
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Self-Selection of Vocabulary in Reading Instruction
Peterson, Candida C.
Journal of Educational Research, 67, 6, 253-4, Feb 74
The child's process of learning to read was simulated by teaching adults to associate Chinese characters with spoken words. When the students chose words to be learned, learning was more rapid than when words were selected by the examiner from a basal reader. (Author/JA)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Reading Instruction, Simulation, Student Interests, Student Needs, Student Participation, Vocabulary Development
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