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ERIC Number: EJ619465
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
Word Detectives.
Ainslie, Dodie
Reading Teacher, v54 n4 p360-62 Dec 2000-Jan 2001
Outlines a vocabulary strategy that transforms students into "word detectives," while immersing them in reading and encouraging them to find out the meaning of unknown words. Describes how "lead detectives" use graphic organizers, briefings on word "suspects," and notes several extensions to this activity. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Graphic Organizers, Reading Improvement, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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