Author : Eve Marie Puhalla
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (624 download)
Book Synopsis Teaching Vocabulary from Narrative and Information Text by : Eve Marie Puhalla
Download or read book Teaching Vocabulary from Narrative and Information Text written by Eve Marie Puhalla and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the differential effects of instructional intensity and judicious review upon the acquisition of storybook vocabulary and expressive language skills in first-graders who are at-risk of early reading failure. In addition, this study examined the effects of instructional intensity and judicious review in closing the achievement gap found between students who are at-risk and their average-achieving peers. Sixty-six students, forty-four identified as at-risk of reading failure and twenty-two average-achieving peers, participated in the study. Students identified as at-risk were randomly assigned to a Booster group, where they received explicit instruction and judicious review of selected storybook vocabulary words, or to a No Booster group where they received vocabulary instruction in the context of storybook reading through the Story Read Aloud Project curriculum. A repeated measures group design was employed to compare the effects of the intervention. Results indicated that students in the Booster group significantly outperformed the students in the No Booster group on storybook vocabulary measures. In addition, students in the Booster group closed the achievement gap found between themselves and their average-achieving peers. No statistical significance was found on any of the expressive language measures. Limitations and implications for practice are discussed.