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An Examination of Secondary English Teachers' Vocabulary Instructional Practices and the Impact on Them from Professional Development
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Nelson, Kristin L.; Watkins, Naomi M. – Reading Improvement, 2019
This study surveyed 649 secondary middle and high school English teachers from two U.S. states on their vocabulary instructional practices and on the professional development they had received to do so. The results showed that teachers are likely not selecting enough words of which to explicitly teach the meanings and that their methods of…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, English Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Xtreme Reading. Intervention Brief. Adolescent Literacy Topic Area. NCEE 2021-009
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Xtreme Reading" is a supplemental literacy curriculum designed to improve the literacy skills of struggling students in grades 6 to 12. The curriculum is primarily designed to help students improve their vocabulary, decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension skills. To ensure a productive learning environment, students initially learn…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties, Vocabulary Development, Decoding (Reading)
Xtreme Reading. Intervention Report. Adolescent Literacy Topic Area. NCEE 2021-009
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Xtreme Reading" is a supplemental literacy curriculum designed to improve the literacy skills of struggling students in grades 6 to 12. The curriculum is primarily designed to help students improve their vocabulary, decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension skills. To ensure a productive learning environment, students initially learn…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties, Vocabulary Development, Decoding (Reading)