The Keyword Method and Children's Vocabulary Learning [electronic resource] : An Interaction with Vocabulary Knowledge / Julie E. McGivern and Joel R. Levin.

A study explored a potential aptitude-by-treatment interaction associated with the keyword method of vocabulary acquisition. This method is a two-stage mnemonic process whereby an unfamiliar term is first transformed into a familiar concrete stimulus and then a thematic relationship is created betwe...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	McGivern, Julie E.
Other Authors:	Levin, Joel R.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982.
Subjects:	Associative Learning. Grade 5. Intermediate Grades. Learning Theories. Mnemonics. Prior Learning. Reading Instruction. Reading Research. Recall (Psychology) Vocabulary Development. Vocabulary Skills. Word Recognition.