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ERIC Number: EJ381789
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Building a Better Vocabulary (ERIC/RCS).
Smith, Carl B.
Reading Teacher, v42 n3 p238 Dec 1988
Discusses the relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension. Cites recent research supporting the utility of both direct and indirect vocabulary instruction. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Schemata (Cognition), Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; ERIC Publications; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Direct Instruction; ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Commun Skills; Vocabulary Instruction