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Tuckwiller, Elizabeth D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the response of kindergarten students at-risk for reading failure to a two-tiered vocabulary intervention delivered in the context of a shared storybook reading activity employing rich and robust vocabulary instruction. Rich vocabulary instruction is defined as explicit vocabulary instruction in which…
Descriptors: Research Design, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
Nelson, J. Ron; Sanders, Elizabeth; Gonzalez, Jorge E. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
Broadly, the current study contributes to the growing body of evidence supporting the positive effects of PA (phonological awareness) interventions for preschoolers, demonstrating that PA instruction need not be postponed until kindergarten. Specifically, the current study addresses the paucity of research on PA training in preschool by testing…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Research, Early Reading, Disadvantaged Youth