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Mangieri, John N. – Reading World, 1978
Analyzes four basal reading series to ascertain current usage of the words on the Dolch List. Reports that the listed words continue to be widely used and that the list remains a potent force in elementary school reading programs. (TJ)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Primary Education, Sight Vocabulary
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Johns, Jerry L. – Reading World, 1976
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Reading Research
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Lewandowski, Glen – Reading World, 1979
Lists 334 words that three frequently used word lists have in common. Of these, 137 are phonically consistent and can be taught using phonics while 197 should be taught by sight-word techniques. (TJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Phonics, Pronunciation, Reading Instruction
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Kolker, Brenda; Terwillger, Paul N. – Reading World, 1981
Reports that primary school children learned high imagery nouns in fewer trials than low imagery nouns and that second-grade children learned the nouns in fewer trials than did first-grade children. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Terwilliger, Paul N.; Kolker, Brenda S. – Reading World, 1982
Concludes that when children learned confusable words, their subsequent learning of words was at a faster rate than those children who learned nonconfusable words first, and that high imagery words were learned more quickly than low imagery ones. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Primary Education, Reading Research
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Blum, Irene H.; Taylor, Nancy E. – Reading World, 1983
Describes a six-step technique that capitalizes on children's experiences and interests while providing structure and redundancy within a creative framework to maximize sight word acquisition. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childhood Interests, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach