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Masters, Allyson Strmiska; Scott, Molly E.; Wright, Charlotte A.; Spiewak Toub, Tamara; Dickinson, David K.; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy – Reading Teacher, 2023
Shared book reading is a common and effective way to support vocabulary knowledge. However, it is not the only pedagogy for supporting this learning goal. We propose a "toolbox" of activities that teachers can use to foster vocabulary acquisition in young children. We first discuss the science behind why these activities are effective…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Vocabulary Development, Young Children
McKeown, Margaret G. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: This clinical focus article will highlight the importance of vocabulary instruction, in particular, thinking about instruction in terms of focusing students' attention on words and their uses. Vocabulary knowledge that supports literacy and academic learning is extensive and multidimensional. Many learners accumulate high-quality…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Language Usage, Morphology (Languages)
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Aiken, Heather H.; Bratsch-Hines, Mary; Amendum, Steve; Vernon-Feagans, Lynne – Reading Teacher, 2021
This article describes four key principles from Targeted Reading Instruction (TRI, formerly called Targeted Reading Intervention), an evidence-based early reading intervention and professional development program. Focused on accelerating the growth of students not yet meeting grade-level expectations, one-on-one 15-minute daily TRI lessons engage…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice
Lindsay R. Dennis; Kelly Farquharson; Anne C. Reed; Rebecca Summy; Kimberline G. Clark; Jennifer Westmoreland – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: This tutorial is designed for speech-language pathologists who supervise speech-language pathology assistants (SLP-As) and/ or paraeducators. SLP-As and paraeducators often support young children with disabilities within early childhood settings, but do not always have access to professional development to learn and/or enhance their skill…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Paraprofessional Personnel, Allied Health Personnel, Preschool Education
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2021
District leaders in a large urban school district in central Florida wanted to test the efficacy of a new curriculum designed to enhance the word knowledge of grade 5 students so as to improve reading achievement. The new curriculum, called Word Knowledge Instruction (WKI), consists of 15-minute lessons taught 4 days a week for 20 weeks. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Urban Schools, Reading Instruction
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Westgate, D.; Hughes, M. E. – Education 3-13, 2018
In the context of an on-going project emphasising the centrality of speaking and listening in the primary curriculum, the present article turns to vocabulary development: to the wide differences characterising primary age children in this regard, to their consequent unequal access to the wider curriculum, and to means by which such deficiencies…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Townsend, Dianna; Baxter, Ashley; Keller, Annie; Carter, Hannah – Social Education, 2020
Julia Kearney and Lori Bingham (pseudonyms), two middle school social studies teachers in a large urban school, have a problem. They want to have their students asking and exploring important questions about American history, and they want them to have the vocabulary knowledge needed to do so. While Julia and Lori recognize the rich linguistic…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Middle School Teachers, Social Studies, Vocabulary Development
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Pearson, Brandy N. – Texas Association for Literacy Education Yearbook, 2017
Vocabulary instruction is an important part of every classroom. Teachers and administrators continually seek effective instructional approaches to help students increase vocabulary knowledge. The purpose of this chapter is to describe how the author used daily vocabulary journal activities with a class of 2nd grade students. This chapter first…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
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Jordano-Kudalis, Leah – English Teaching Forum, 2019
Teach and Trade is a versatile vocabulary-building activity that the author's students love. It is designed to introduce key vocabulary in a learner-centered, engaging way and makes an upcoming unit or text more accessible. Learners become experts in one or two words and become familiar with most target words they subsequently come across. This…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, English Language Learners
Lindsay R. Dennis; Kelly Farquharson; Anne C. Reed; Rebecca Summy; Kimberline G. Clark; Jennifer Westmoreland – Grantee Submission, 2023
Purpose: This tutorial is designed for speech-language pathologists who supervise speech-language pathology assistants (SLP-As) and/or paraeducators. SLP-As and paraeducators often support young children with disabilities within early childhood settings, but do not always have access to professional development to learn and/or enhance their skill…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Paraprofessional Personnel, Vocabulary Development
Jennifer Blitz – Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2025
As with all learners, English learners (ELs) require more than basic reading and writing skills to successfully engage with rigorous academic content, progress through school, and be fully prepared for postsecondary education and careers. ELs must be able to access grade-level content while simultaneously developing proficiency and autonomy in…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, English Learners, Personal Autonomy, Language Proficiency
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Cuba, Melissa J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2020
Previous research examining "frontloading" academic vocabulary establishes it as an effective instructional activity for students who are English learners. This article extends and builds from those earlier findings, showing the relevance and importance of explicit vocabulary instruction for all students identified with specialized…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Vocabulary Development, Students with Disabilities, Direct Instruction
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Murphy, Kimberly A.; Pentimonti, Jill M.; Chow, Jason C. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
Language and literacy skills are critical for academic success. Shared book reading is an evidence-based practice for improving a range of language and literacy skills in young children, including those with or at risk for learning disabilities. This article describes how teachers and speech-language pathologists (SLP) can collaborate to support…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Literacy Education, At Risk Persons, Learning Disabilities
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Fichtner, Friederike; Barcroft, Joe – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2019
Input-based incremental (IBI) vocabulary instruction is an approach that emphasizes presentation of target vocabulary in the input and the gradual development of multiple aspects of vocabulary knowledge over time. This article demonstrates how the IBI approach can be utilized to facilitate the acquisition of German vocabulary as part of…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Riyanto – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2019
Mathematics and Indonesian Language are subjects that are considered difficult by students in Indonesia. In addition, students are also considered less creative. One way to solve this problem is to apply the game in learning. For this reason, a game that can solve the problem needs to be designed. The game that is hypothesized to improve math,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition
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