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Logan, John W.; And Others – Reading Psychology, 1987
Describes the results of a survey of highly successful junior high and middle school students, which asked open-ended questions about their perceptions of spelling. Indicates that visualizing is the most common strategy for learning new words, followed by dictionary use and repeating words over and over. (SKC)
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Strategies, Memorization, Psychological Studies

Davis, Albert J.; Hathaway, Betty K. – Reading Psychology, 1986
Findings imply that while preschool children both enjoy and profit from listening to stories read to them in unelaborated fashion, they gain much more from observing and participating in the actions portrayed in the stories. (FL)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Listening Comprehension, Perceptual Motor Learning