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ERIC Number: EJ676047
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Using Theory, Our Intuitions, and a Research Study To Enhance Students' Vocabulary Knowledge.
Francis, Michelle Andersen; Simpson, Michele L.
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v47 n1 p66-78 Sep 2003
Investigates college students' beliefs about vocabulary knowledge and acquisition. Explains the study and how the findings have modified how the authors teach vocabulary to their students. Provides some concrete ways to help students learn new words and to use them in meaningful ways in order to improve reading comprehension and fluency. (SG)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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