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ERIC Number: EJ619428
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Contextually Relevant Word Study: Adolescent Vocabulary Development across the Curriculum.
Hennings, Dorothy Grant
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v44 n3 p268-79 Nov 2000
Argues the importance of contextually relevant word study across the curriculum of upper levels of schooling. Outlines and describes seven general principles for making word study strategies a natural part of ongoing studies in the subject areas, and describes their application in class. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Word Study Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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