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Wessels, Stephanie – Science and Children, 2013
In recent years, educators have become ever more aware of the critical role that vocabulary knowledge plays in the academic lives of their students. Vocabulary knowledge is fundamental to the comprehension of text and is most effective when it relates new words to students' existing vocabulary and background knowledge. Effective vocabulary…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Vocabulary, English for Academic Purposes