Context-based teaching of new vocabulary is associated with greater durability than a definition-based method1

¹Abstracted from: Nash, H., & Snowling, M. (2006). Teaching new words to children with poor existing vocabulary knowledge: a controlled evaluation of the definition and context methods. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 41, 335–354.

Source of funding: Completed as part of Nash's Masters of Science Degree and partially funded by The Economic and Social Research Council (United Kingdom).

"Context-based teaching of new vocabulary is associated with greater durability than a definition-based method1 ." Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 1(1), pp. 20–21

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¹ Abstracted from: Nash, H., & Snowling, M. (2006). Teaching new words to children with poor existing vocabulary knowledge: a controlled evaluation of the definition and context methods. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 41, 335–354.

Source of funding: Completed as part of Nash's Masters of Science Degree and partially funded by The Economic and Social Research Council (United Kingdom).