Publication Date
3-1-2007
Abstract
This action research project investigated 2 different instructional procedures used for third grade students' vocabulary acquisition. We researched read-aloud trade books containing targeted vocabulary words with daily direct word learning strategies and compared that to a traditional definitional approach with 12 bilingual and 4 monolingual children. Instruction was limited to 6 words each week for 4 consecutive weeks. Findings suggested that children used more targeted words in oral and written communications when provided literature and word learning strategies.
Recommended Citation
Cohen, L., & Byrnes, K. (2007). Engaging Children with Useful Words: Vocabulary Instruction in a Third Grade Classroom. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 47 (4). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol47/iss4/3
