Sunday, April 26, 2009

Vocabulary: Research Linking Explicit Instruction to Student Achievement

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (2008, March). The effects of focused academic vocabulary instruction on underperforming math students. Alexandria, VA: Gifford, M. & Gore, S.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (2006, March). The preliminary report of the 2004–05 evaluation study of the ASCD program for building academic vocabulary. Alexandria, VA: Marzano, R.

Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G. & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. New York: The Guilford Press.

Hart, B., & Risley, T. (1995). Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of Young American Children. Baltimore, MD: Paul Brooks.

Hirsch, E. (2003). Reading comprehension requires knowledge of words and the world: Scientific insights into the fourth-grade slump and nation's stagnant comprehension scores. American Educator, Spring, 10-29.

Marzano, R. J. (2004). Building background knowledge for academic achievement. Alexandria,
VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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