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Peer reviewedCarver, Ronald P. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1994
Investigates the relationship between the relative difficulty of passages and the number of unknown words in passages. Finds little support for the theory that free reading results in large vocabulary growth. Calls into question the practice of devoting large amounts of classroom time to free reading if the purpose is to increase vocabulary or…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension
