The Relationship between Word Frequency and Reading Vocabulary Using Six Metrics of Frequency.

Graves, Michael F.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Relationship between Word Frequency and Reading Vocabulary Using Six Metrics of Frequency.

Graves, Michael F.; And Others

Journal of Educational Research, v81 n2 p81-90 Nov-Dec 1987

The relationship between word frequency and reading vocabulary was investigated, with particular attention to the lognormal model of word frequency distribution and the concept of family frequency. Subjects were 576 elementary and secondary school students. The effects of grade, ability, and gender were also investigated. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Program Divisions, Sex Differences, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary, Word Frequency

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