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Peer reviewedNagy, William E.; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1985
Examines whether eighth grade students acquired measurable knowledge about unfamiliar words while reading natural text. Suggests that incidental learning from context accounts for a substantial proportion of the vocabulary growth that occurs during the school years. (HOD)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
