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ERIC Number: EJ289498
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Learning through Teaching: Teaching and Learning Vocabulary.
Mayher, John S.; Brause, Rita S.
Language Arts, v60 n8 p1008-016 Nov-Dec 1983
Describes one teacher's systematic inquiry into the effectiveness of strategies to increase students' vocabularies. A research-type approach indicated that use of clarity statements and interchanges that encouraged connections to the students' own lives seemed more effective in helping students incorporate their understanding of concepts with technical vocabulary. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Research Utilization, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Theory Practice Relationship