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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Strengthening Vocabulary for Literacy: An Analysis of the Use of Explicit Instruction Techniques to Improve Word Learning from Story Book Read-Alouds
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Moore, Wendy; Hammond, Lorraine; Fetherston, Tony – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2014
Vocabulary knowledge is an important predictor of literacy and broader academic outcomes, and children's literature is a rich source of sophisticated vocabulary. This study investigated the effect of providing instruction in word meanings as an adjunct to story-book read-aloud sessions in Grade One classrooms. The main intervention programme…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Semantics
Using Education Assistants to Help Pave the Road to Literacy: Supporting Oral Language, Letter-Sound Knowledge and Phonemic Awareness in the Pre-Primary Year
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Moore, Wendy; Hammond, Lorraine – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2011
Children with weak oral language skills are at risk of experiencing difficulty with early literacy acquisition. Intensive small group intervention during the pre-primary year has the potential to improve children's success in developing emergent literacy skills. Education assistants are a potentially powerful resource for supporting students at…
Descriptors: Intervention, Oral Language, Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness