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Direct linkNippold, Marilyn A.; Duthie, Jill K.; Larsen, Jennifer – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2005
Purpose: Literacy plays an important role in the development of language in school-age children and adolescents. For example, by reading a variety of books, magazines, and newspapers, students gain exposure to complex vocabulary, and reading becomes a prime opportunity for learning new words. Despite the importance of reading for lexical …
Descriptors: Literacy, Leisure Time, Early Adolescents, Children
