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ERIC Number: EJ381885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Teaching Elementary Students to Use Word-Part Clues.
White, Thomas G.; And Others
Reading Teacher, v42 n4 p302-08 Jan 1989
Examines some problems and techniques for teaching prefixes and suffixes at the middle elementary level. States that fewer affixes should be taught, while emphasizing the application of affix knowledge to unfamiliar words. Lists the most common prefixes and suffixes in printed school English for grades three to nine. (MM)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Suffixes, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Skills, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Prefixes