A Test of the Utility of High Frequency Words.

Groff, Patrick

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ERIC Number: EJ169469

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Publication Date: 1977

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A Test of the Utility of High Frequency Words

Groff, Patrick

Reading Horizons, 18, 1, 57-61, F 77

Questions the usefulness of lists of the most frequently used words in reading instruction, and recommends that teachers develop good phonics skills in young pupils and that teachers adopt the psycholinguistic approach to reading. (JM)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Phonics, Psycholinguistics, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Word Frequency, Word Lists

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