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Peer reviewedGroff, Patrick – Reading Horizons, 1976
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedPons-Ridler, Suzanne; McKim, Fred – French Review, 1985
A method for developing and expanding basic French vocabulary by using a basic word list and derivation techniques is examined, and research on this approach is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Classroom Techniques, Dictionaries, French
Peer reviewedCarter, Ronald – Applied Linguistics, 1987
Describes a set of criteria for selection of core vocabulary, with examples given from English. Suggests applications for such a vocabulary in grading reading materials and analyzing stylistics. (LMO)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, English, Evaluation Criteria, Language Styles
Dale, Edgar; O'Rourke, Joseph – 1976
This word list includes more than 43,000 items, each identified by a simple word meaning. For each item, the list provides a grade level (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, or 16) and a percentage score that indicates what percentage of students at that grade level understand the word. Each word-familiarity score was obtained by administering a three-choice…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, National Surveys
