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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
Using the Dictionary. A Syllabus for a Ten-Session Library Reference Skills Program, Grades 7 and 8.
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Div. of Educational Services. – 1982
One of 13 instructional models developed for use in Detroit's public schools, this course outline describes ten library sessions for teaching seventh and eighth grade students dictionary skills. It is noted that the complete library reference skills program was designed to improve student performance in the Ninth-Grade Objective-Referenced Testing…
Descriptors: Alphabetizing Skills, Assignments, Context Clues, Definitions
