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Shapiro, Edward S. – School Psychology Review, 2008
Over many decades, the efforts of researchers to understand key issues in the reading performance of those children most at risk for developing later reading problems has been relentless. This article presents the author's commentary to three studies: (1) Vanderwood, Linklater, and Healy (2008); (2) Edl, Jones, and Estell (2008); and (3) Baker et…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Risk, Research and Development
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Ajayi, Lasisi J. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2005
Vocabulary acquisition is a critical component of academic language. This aspect of the school curriculum seems to be more difficult for language learners to acquire. This study therefore examines the language arts conceptual framework and the instructional activities for vocabulary development in a second grade mixed classroom with a view to…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Grade 2, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development
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Conrad, Natalie K.; Gong, Yi; Sipp, Lillie; Wright, Lillian – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2004
In 3 second-grade classrooms within diverse educational settings, the theory of culturally responsive teaching was utilized in combination with the strategy, Text Talk. Text Talk is a strategy generally used with young children during read-alouds to foster oral language and comprehension. Culturally response teaching builds on students' prior…
Descriptors: Young Children, Oral Language, Teaching Methods, Grade 2