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Personke, Carl – Elementary English, 1972
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Research, Phonics, Spelling
And Others; Wallace, Eunice Ewer – Elementary English, 1972
Studies context as a significant aid to the learning and retention of words. (RB)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Education, Retention (Psychology), Retention Studies
Download full textPersonke, Carl; Knight, Lester – Elementary English, 1967
To determine the effect of proofreading on spelling, a study was conducted with middle- and upper-middle-class students in four sixth-grade classes in two schools in Austin, Texas. Two classes were used as control groups, and two as experimental groups. Teachers of both groups participated in the planning sessions to prepare 14 lessons with…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Grade 6
