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Carlisle, Lindsay M.; VanUitert, Victoria J.; McDonald, Sean M.; Kunemund, Rachel; Kennedy, Michael J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Topics presented in content area courses at the secondary level are often comprised of specialized and/or multiple-meaning vocabulary terms that can challenge students' understanding. Additionally, gaps in relevant knowledge from prior learning experiences in earlier grade levels may further impede comprehension of content area concepts. This is…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Direct Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Garden, Pearl Dean – Texas Association for Literacy Education Yearbook, 2022
Some children come to school with a smaller vocabulary than their peers. If children do not have knowledge of the meaning of the words they read in texts, they will fail to comprehend those texts and struggle to keep up with their peers. This is critical because the link between vocabulary and comprehension is very clear (Sticht et al., 1974, as…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Literacy Education, Primary Education
Smith, Kelli; Shelley, Tami; Higgins, Pam – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
The demand for confident reading teachers is greater than ever before. To guarantee successful reading instruction, teachers across the nation are being trained in the science of reading, which focuses on explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Large reading initiatives are tirelessly working on…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Direct Instruction
Patterson, Dawn R.; Hicks, S. Christy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2020
As educators of students with autism, many teachers recognize that the day-to-day instruction is helping students learn skills to improve their quality of life, for today and in the long term. For those who teach young students, it may be difficult to project that far into the future; however, the reality is that educators want students with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mathematics Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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
Zucker, Tricia A.; Cabell, Sonia Q.; Pico, Danielle L. – Reading Teacher, 2021
Developing young children's vocabulary is essential for later reading success; thus, early childhood classrooms require a comprehensive vocabulary approach that teaches academic vocabulary. Yet even providing young children with child-friendly definitions of sophisticated words can be a challenge. First, the authors outline the components of a…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Academic Language, Direct Instruction
Roessingh, Hetty – TESL Canada Journal, 2020
Culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) which provides a general framework for working with culturally and linguistically diverse learners has become the reality in the contemporary elementary classroom in Canada and around the world. This theory-to-practice article presents five research-based teaching practices which make a tangible impact on…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Academic Language, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Williams, Kelly J.; Martinez, Leticia R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2019
Many adolescent students who are learning English and are identified with learning disabilities have difficulties with both reading comprehension and English language proficiency. In the secondary grades, these students have fewer opportunities to improve their reading comprehension and to learn from a range of disciplinary texts. To address these…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners, Adolescents
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
Cravalho, Danielle A.; Jimenez, Zaira; Shhub, Aya; Solis, Michael – Beyond Behavior, 2020
This article discusses use of a multicomponent intervention to develop the reading skill and performance of grades 4 to 8 students identified with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Reading intervention targets for this population are vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Reading intervention elements involve explicit vocabulary…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
McKenna, John William; Garwood, Justin D.; Werunga, Robai – Beyond Behavior, 2020
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) in secondary school settings often have deficient reading skills. Secondary school teachers who serve this population of students may need additional training, support, and resources to maximize the effectiveness of the time they spend teaching reading. This article focuses on two…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Emotional Problems, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
Fishley, Katelyn M.; Konrad, Moira; Hessler, Terri – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Vocabulary knowledge is an important foundation skill for reading across all subject areas. Because students with disabilities lag behind their peers in reading skills, there is a need for efficient and effective vocabulary interventions. Focusing on morpheme knowledge is one efficient approach to building vocabulary. This article describes an…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Language Fluency, Disabilities, Reading Skills
Echevarria, Jana; Goldenberg, Claude – International Literacy Association, 2017
Most second-language learners lack exposure to academic language and have few opportunities to use it; thus, the onus is on educators to create appropriate learning environments for these students. Oral language proficiency is critical for advancing second-language learners' academic success; vocabulary is a particularly critical aspect of oral…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Oral Language, Academic Language
Schiera, Rachel – Childhood Education, 2016
Students' success in vocabulary learning is best gauged by authentic use of the targeted vocabulary in conversation and writing tasks. A vocabulary teaching approach that emphasizes meaningful repetition, relationship building, and concrete experiences encourages language development. This article explores a multi-age, multi-grade learning…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Teaching Methods
Cuticelli, Mari; Coyne, Michael D.; Ware, Sharon M.; Oldham, Ashley; Loftus Rattan, Susan – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2015
There is a growing need for the inclusion of direct, explicit vocabulary instruction in the early elementary grades. Young children are entering school with a wide range of early literacy experiences, including vocabulary knowledge. Those students who are limited in their vocabulary knowledge are at a greater risk for later language and reading…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Skills, Vocabulary Development, Kindergarten, Instructional Innovation
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