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Direct linkJoshua F. Lawrence; Rebecca Knoph; Autumn McIlraith; Paulina A. Kulesz; David J. Francis – Grantee Submission, 2022
General academic words are those which are typically learned through exposure to school texts and occur across disciplines. We examined academic vocabulary assessment data from a group of English-speaking middle school students (N = 1,747). We tested how word frequency, complexity, proximity, polysemy, and diversity related to students' knowledge…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Academic Language, Word Frequency, Difficulty Level
Rebecca E. Knoph; Joshua F. Lawrence; David J. Francis – Grantee Submission, 2023
Purpose: There are many aspects of words that can influence our lexical processing, and the words we are exposed to influence our opportunities for language and reading development. The purpose of this study is to establish a more comprehensive understanding of the lexical challenges and opportunities students face. Method: We explore the latent…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Lexicology, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development
Joshua F. Lawrence; Rebecca Knoph; Autumn McIlraith; Paulina A. Kulesz; David J. Francis – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
General academic words are those which are typically learned through exposure to school texts and occur across disciplines. We examined academic vocabulary assessment data from a group of English-speaking middle school students (N = 1,747). We tested how word frequency, complexity, proximity, polysemy, and diversity related to students' knowledge…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Academic Language, Word Frequency, Difficulty Level
Rebecca E. Knoph; Joshua F. Lawrence; David J. Francis – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2024
Purpose: There are many aspects of words that can influence our lexical processing, and the words we are exposed to influence our opportunities for language and reading development. The purpose of this study is to establish a more comprehensive understanding of the lexical challenges and opportunities students face. Method: We explore the latent…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Lexicology, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development
