ERIC Number: EJ977748
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1057-3569
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Preventing a Vocabulary Lag: What Lessons Are Learned from Research
Sinatra, Richard; Zygouris-Coe, Vicky; Dasinger, Sheryl B.
Reading & Writing Quarterly, v28 n4 p333-357 2012
This article discusses why early and sustained vocabulary development is important for listening and reading comprehension development and presents findings from 8 studies implemented with children of mostly low socioeconomic status in settings from day care to first grade. Program interventions were based on learning new vocabulary developed out of storybook read-alouds and not with word-reading approaches. Practitioners and researchers may find it quite useful to implement the vocabulary-learning procedures with low-vocabulary children or English language learners in their own settings. We offer a number of suggestions and implications for future research based on conversational interactions and the findings of the 8 investigations. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others, Vocabulary Development, Grade 1, At Risk Students, Listening Comprehension, Low Income Groups, Child Care, Kindergarten, Young Children, Intervention, Childrens Literature, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 1; Kindergarten; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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