ERIC Number: EJ1293816
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4780
Systematic CHAAOS: Teaching Vocabulary in English/Language Arts Special Education Classes in Middle School
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Sanchez, Victoria M.; Jones, Brian T.; Suchlit, Luisana; Youkhanna, Valencia; Beach, Kristen D.; Widaman, Keith
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v54 n3 p187-202 May-Jun 2021
In this multi-year study, we taught English/Language Arts teachers of students with learning disabilities in middle school to incorporate 15 min of daily vocabulary activities with students in their intact special education English/Language Arts classes. During Year 1, teachers taught 48 words to their sixth grade students, who learned and retained the words significantly better than the students in business-as-usual (BAU) control classes. In the current study, we report the second year results, as the sixth grade students entered seventh grade. Students (n = 42) in treatment classes again learned 48 new vocabulary words significantly better than similar students in BAU (n = 21) special education classes. In seventh grade, students also outperformed BAU students on maintenance of these age-appropriate words (p < 0.001) and on a standardized measure of vocabulary (p = 0.04). [For the grantee submission, see ED604314.]
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Middle School Students, English, Language Arts, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Grade 6, Retention (Psychology), Longitudinal Studies, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Comparative Analysis, Academic Language, English Language Learners, Reading Comprehension, Transfer of Training, Language Tests, Expressive Language, Receptive Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A160019