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A Comparative Study Of The New Words Of Seven Basal Readers On Grade One Through Three And The Colch Word List Of 220 Words, Sheila Palmer Foster
A Comparative Study Of The New Words Of Seven Basal Readers On Grade One Through Three And The Colch Word List Of 220 Words, Sheila Palmer Foster
Master's Theses
Problem
The Dolch Word List has been used as a basic list of sight words which children should learn. The purpose of this study was to compare the new words introduced in seven basal reading series on grades one through three with the Dolch word list of 220 words.
Method
After the basal reading series were chosen, the alphabetical listing of the words was compiled with the following information: the words the grade level for each series, and indication of Dolch words. This list was then used to find the percentage of Dolch words on each level of each basal …