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If one subscribes to their (Nagy, Herman, Stahl, Fairbanks) logic, then direct vocabulary instruction is not only ill advised, but downright foolish. The argument, however, is not entirely accurate. In fact, an analysis of the research provides a strong case for systematic instruction in vocabulary at virtually every grade level.

(Marzano, Pickering and Pollock, 2001)