| Description |
1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: How Knowledge of Word Meanings Develops; Chapter 1 Two Vocabularies for Reading: Recognition and Meaning; The Two Vocabularies; Recognition Vocabularies; Meaning Vocabularies; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge: Implications for Acquisition and Instruction; Vocabulary Size; The Nature of the Task; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Vocabulary Testing and Vocabulary Instruction; What Do Vocabulary Tests Measure?; The Diagnostic Value of Vocabulary Tests |
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The Implications for Vocabulary InstructionConclusions; Chapter 4 Cognitive Processes in Learning Word Meanings; Verbal Comprehension: An Outline of the Skill; Verbal Comprehension: Cognitive Processes in Learning Vocabulary From Context; Promoting Vocabulary Learning; Chapter 5 Learning Word Meanings From Written Context; Sources for Meaning; Part II: How Knowledge of Word Meanings Can be Promoted; Chapter 6 Most Vocabulary is Learned From Context; Three Basic Facts About Vocabulary; An Explanatory Framework for the Three Basic Facts |
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Implications of the Facts and Framework for the Teaching and Learning of VocabularyData Testing the Theory of Learning Vocabulary From Context; Conclusions; Chapter 7 Remembering Versus Inferring What a Word Means: Mnemonic and Contextual Approaches; Introduction to Vocabulary-Remembering Approaches; Mnemonic Versus Contextual Vocabulary-Remembering Strategies; Vocabulary-Inferring Strategies; Final Words on Keyword Versus Context; Chapter 8 Issues in the Design of Vocabulary Instruction; Toward a New Perspective of Vocabulary Learning and Reading Comprehension |
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Toward a Comprehensive Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Training ProgramChapter 9 The Effects and Uses of Diverse Vocabulary Instructional Techniques; The Relationship Between Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension; Design of a Vocabulary Program; Results of Implementing the Program; A Study to Compare Type and Frequency of Instruction; The Role of Rich Instruction; An Intermediate Grade Vocabulary Program; Chapter 10 The Roles of Instruction in Fostering Vocabulary Development; Learning Words; Learning to Learn Words; Learning About Words; Concluding Remarks; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Curtis, M. E
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| ISBN |
9781317768234 |
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131776823X |
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