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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Using iPads in Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners
Xin, Joy F.; L. Affrunti, Rachel
Computers in the Schools, v36 n1 p69-82 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine whether English language learners (ELLs) would increase their vocabulary scores in the areas of word recognition, word meaning, and word application when iPads were used during vocabulary instruction. Five third-grade ELLs, at risk of being diagnosed as having learning disabilities, participated in the study. All students demonstrated low test scores in learning vocabulary words during the baseline. During the intervention, 36 vocabulary words selected from the third-grade's Dolch word list were taught and practiced using the iPad application Learning Touch, First Sight Words Pro. All students were assessed and their vocabulary scores increased in the areas of word recognition, word meaning, and word application. Using the iPad and iPad app appears to provide a potential avenue for ELLs in learning English vocabulary words.
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Instruction, Vocabulary Development, English Language Learners, Scores, Learning Disabilities, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Language Tests, Intervention, Word Lists, Computer Software, Student Evaluation, Word Recognition, Definitions, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Special Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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