The Efficacy of Dictionary Use while Reading for Learning New Words [electronic resource] / Harley Hamilton.

This paper describes a study investigating the use of three types of dictionaries by deaf (i.e., with severe to profound hearing loss) high school students while reading to determine the effectiveness of each type for acquiring the meanings of unknown vocabulary in text. The dictionary types used in...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Hamilton, Harley
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2012.
Subjects:	High School Students. Deafness. Dictionaries. Vocabulary Development. English. Electronic Publishing. American Sign Language. Monolingualism. Recall (Psychology)