Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ537403
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0922-4777
Influence of Word Meaning on the Acquisition of a Reading Vocabulary in Second-Grade Children.
McFalls, Elisabeth L.; And Others
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v8 n3 p235-50 Jun 1996
Examines the acquisition of a reading vocabulary for abstract and concrete words in 62 second-grade children--words had been learned in basals or outside. Uses two tasks to examine concrete and abstract words. Finds that in neither task did concreteness influence reaction times, and abstract words were read with less accuracy than concrete words. (PA)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Grade 2, Primary Education, Reading Research, Semantics, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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