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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Vocabulary Development"”.
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Effective vocabulary development for secondary students in weekly small-group sessions
… one group study was to (a) ascertain the vocabulary acquisition of low-achieving language students in grades 9-11 (n = 14), and (b) to determine if implementation of a program of explicit instruction would lead to a significant improvement of the volume of knowledge of a controlled list of …
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Individualized Instruction in Contrast to Total Classroom Instruction in Vocabulary Development
… difference in methods used in teaching vocabulary development in an individualized method as opposed to normal classroom methods. It was also the purpose of this pilot study to: (1) compare the amount of progress in vocabulary development the girls made as to the amount of progress in …
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The effectiveness of two spelling approaches on vocabulary development for Hispanic learners
… evaluate two approaches to teaching spelling and vocabulary to second through fourth graders in two different urban school systems to determine if one program revealed greater growth scores on Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) reading components. Research question 1 posited: Does …
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Capitalizing on Multiple Intelligences to Enhance Vocabulary Development in a Sixth Grade Classroom
… Theory is a more effective approach to vocabulary development than direct instruction. Eighty Sixth Grade students from a suburban school district in Western New York were the subjects for this study. In order to determine the students' prior knowledge of the 60 words to be used in the …
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The effect of study trips followed by discussion on vocabulary development of kindergarten pupils
… of study trips and subsequent discussion on the vocabulary of kindergarten pupils from three social groups in Madora County.</p><p> Seventy-nine pupils, selected from three classrooms in three rural school districts, were classified as middle-class Anglo-American, lower-class Anglo-American, and …
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The Effect of De-Contextualized Multimedia Software on Taiwanese College Level Students' English Vocabulary Development
… (call) on de-contextualized multimedia software vocabulary learning and retention for college level students in Taiwan. One-hundred-fifty-five participants completed this experiment. The control group class was taught in a regular classroom. The experimental groups were taught in a computer …
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Promoting Speech and Vocabulary Development through Specialized Storybooks in Children with and without Cleft Palate.
<p>This study investigated changes in vocabulary and speech production in response to storybooks embedded with specialized language prompts and speech recasts. Six children received intervention, 3 with cleft palate (CLP), displaying speech-language delays, and 3 with nonclefts, each 12-24 months …
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An Investigation on the Effect of Context Method Versus the Traditional Dictionary Method on Vocabulary Development
… investigate the effect of a context approach to vocabulary instruction versus a more traditional dictionary method of vocabulary instruction. Research favored the use of context for teaching vocabulary in a meaningful way. Words acquire meaning for a person after they have been seen and heard in …
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Examining the Appropriateness of the PPUT-111 as a Measure of Vocabulary Development in Linguistically Diverse Kindergarten Children
… evaluate the appropriateness of a standardized vocabulary measure for linguistically diverse kindergarten children this study examined response patterns of young Canadian children using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test –Third Edition (PPVT-III, Dunn & Dunn, 1997). Questions have been asked …
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An Investigation on the Effect of a Facilitating Visual-Verbal Method Versus the Traditional Dictionary Method on Vocabulary Development
… the traditional dictionary method on classroom vocabulary development. Two pretests and posttests were utilized: multiple choice and word passage. A further subtest was included to measure the pattern of noun and descriptor scores. This study incorporated 44 students who were divided into two …
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An exploration of the impact of picture book illustrations on the comprehension skills and vocabulary development of emergent readers
… approaches that prove to be advantageous to the development of children. This study observed emergent readers as they demonstrated comprehension and retelling skills both with and without the aid of illustrations that would normally accompany a story. Observations and informal, descriptive …
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A Study of High School Content Area Teacher Judgments of Soundness and Frequency of Use for Ten Vocabulary Development Practices
… purposes of this study were (1) to identify vocabulary practices which content area teachers report are most sound for instructional use; (2) to identify vocabulary practices high school content area teachers report they use most frequently for vocabulary development; (3) to determine how …
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Toddlers and Technology: An Examination of how the Digital Surround may be Related to Prototypic Vocabulary Development and Social Interactions during Play
… young children may be related to prototypic vocabulary development and Social interactions during play. Twenty-six families in the Northwest Arkansas region with children between 15-36 months of age participated in the study. Thirteen children attended a campus preschool, six children …
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Assessing Word Learning: The Use of Dynamic Measures
… by environmental factors than the static vocabulary measures; however, the data also revealed a more complicated outcome. Differences emerged between the participants in the high-risk, low-risk and language disability groups, not just on the static measures of vocabulary, but on almost …
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Ways to enhance comprehension and vocabulary within a whole language framework
… whole language program -- comprehension and vocabulary development -- Intermediate grades.
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