ERIC Number: EJ1318175
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 31
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1938-8071
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The Multifaceted, Comprehensive Vocabulary Instructional Program: Quantitative Findings from a Three-Year Formative Experiment
Manyak, Patrick; Blachowicz, Camile L. Z.; Graves, Michael F.
Literacy Research and Instruction, v60 n4 p301-331 2021
This article reports on a 3-year formative experiment involving the implementation and testing of a long-term, multifaceted vocabulary instruction program in fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms in three demographically distinct schools. The quantitative findings indicate that the students, across the 3 years of the project, showed accelerated growth in general vocabulary knowledge in comparison to the large norming sample of a standardized vocabulary test frequently used in research. Additional analyses compared the performance of limited-English-proficient students to that of native English-speaking and redesignated fluent-English-proficient students on the standardized vocabulary test and several researcher-designed assessments. The authors conclude by discussing the significance and the limitations of the findings and the ways that this uniquely successful intervention contributes to research and practice aimed at enhancing elementary-school students' vocabulary knowledge.
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Formative Evaluation, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Public Schools, Program Length, Program Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation, Limited English Speaking, Native Speakers, Language Proficiency, Knowledge Level, Geographic Regions, Reading Tests, English Language Learners
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A090163