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Neuman, Susan B.; Wright, Tanya S. – Elementary School Journal, 2010
This study examines the impact of 2 forms of professional development on prekindergarten teachers' early language and literacy practice: coursework and coaching. Participating teachers (N = 148) from 6 urban cities were randomly assigned to Group 1 (coursework), Group 2 (on-site coaching), or Group 3 (control group). Pre- and postassessments…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Children, Effect Size, Comparative Analysis
Neuman, Susan B.; Wright, Tanya S. – American Educator, 2014
Developing a large and rich vocabulary is central to learning to read. Children must know the words that make up written texts in order to understand them, especially as the vocabulary demands of content-related materials increase in the upper grades. Studies have documented that the size of a person's vocabulary is strongly related to how…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Academic Discourse, Poverty, Reading Skills
Wright, Tanya S.; Neuman, Susan B. – Elementary School Journal, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which commonly used core reading curricular materials supported research-based pedagogical features for oral vocabulary instruction in kindergarten. A document analysis was completed for 12 weeks of instructional materials from the teacher's editions of the 4 most widely used curricula.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Core Curriculum, Kindergarten, Vocabulary Development
Wright, Tanya S.; Neuman, Susan B. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine how oral vocabulary instruction was enacted in kindergarten. Four days (12 hours) of instruction were observed in 55 classrooms in a range of socio-economic status schools. All instruction was coded for evidence of vocabulary instruction for a total of 660 hours of observation. Results revealed that…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Vocabulary Development, Oral Language, Language Skills