The Analysis and Identification of Basic Words in Grades K-6 [microform] / Robert J. Marzano and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5536583
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Marzano, Robert J
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED337758
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991
- 50 p.
- Summary:
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Basic words have been defined as those from which other words can be derived semantically. The assumption underlying the instructional utility of a list of basic words is that a knowledge of them would provide a key to the understanding of a much larger set of related words. Although it has been shown that there are far too many basic words in the English language to make a comprehensive list useful instructionally, it has been suggested that a small set of high frequency basic words that students encounter in academic situations would be very useful as a tool for literacy development. Consequently, a study sought to identify a list of K-6 basic words students commonly encounter in content-area textbooks and standardized tests. From an initial corpus of 30,371 words, 6,768 basic words were identified and their grade levels were estimated. This provides for the first time a corpus of basic words that appear to be academically sound and are also few enough to have instructional utility. (One table of data is included; 14 references and an appendix--containing the list of basic words organized by grade level--are attached.) (Author/SR)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: 400-86-0002.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Aurora, CO
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2007
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