Two Approaches to Vocabulary Instruction: The Teaching of Individual Word Meanings and Practice in Deriving Word Meaning from Context.

Jenkins, Joseph R.|And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ390379

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Publication Date: 1989

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Two Approaches to Vocabulary Instruction: The Teaching of Individual Word Meanings and Practice in Deriving Word Meaning from Context.

Jenkins, Joseph R.; And Others

Reading Research Quarterly, v24 n2 p215-35 Spr 1989

Examines the effects of teaching individual word meanings and deriving word meaning from context. Concludes that instruction in individual word meanings effectively teaches specific word meanings, training in deriving meaning from context improves students' ability to derive word meanings, and practice in either method leads to higher levels of mastery. (RS)

Descriptors: Context Clues, Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Reading Research, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED502398

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