Examining incidental word learning during reading in children: The role of context

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 166, Issue , 2018, Pages 190-211

  Joseph, Holly ^a   Nation, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Eye movements; Reading; Semantic diversity; Word learning

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; READING; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; READING; SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 85034073298     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.08.010     Document Type: Article

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