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ERIC Number: EJ227739
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Apr
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Word Identification Errors in Isolation and in Context: Apples vs. Oranges.
Allington, Richard L.; McGill-Franzen, Anne
Reading Teacher, v33 n7 p795-800 Apr 1980
Reports on a study in which 12 good and 12 poor fourth-grade readers read selections in their original format and with the words in random order; concludes that the results indicate that word identification errors elicited on tests in isolation do not constitute a solid basis for predicting errors in connected text. (ET)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Connected Discourse, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Grade 4, High Achievement, Low Achievement, Predictor Variables, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Research, Testing Problems, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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