The Analysis and Identification of Basic Words in Grades K-6.
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| Title: | The Analysis and Identification of Basic Words in Grades K-6. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Marzano, Robert J., Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab., Aurora, CO. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 50 |
| Publication Date: | 1991 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Basic Vocabulary, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Language Research, Literacy, Word Lists |
| Abstract: | 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) |
| Entry Date: | 1992 |
| Accession Number: | ED337758 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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