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Sulzby, Elizabeth – 1977
This study investigated a child's development of the concept that a word is a unit used to express meaning. Thirty children, selected at random from grades one through six, were chosen from a school where no exclusive method of teaching reading was used. Each child participated in two tasks. First, a list of nouns was presented in written form and…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Language, Concept Formation, Context Clues
Stevens, Jeanne – Engl in Educ, 1970
Explains techniques used to help students comprehend concepts mentioned in their reading materials. (SW)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Concept Formation, English Instruction, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedHague, Sally A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Summarizes five theories explaining the relationship between word knowledge and comprehension of text in native language acquisition and explores possible implications for second language researchers and practitioners. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedBaghban, Marcia – Reading Horizons, 1986
Summarizes and updates original study done on reading and writing development of a preschool child. (SRT)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Beginning Reading, Child Development, Child Language
