TY - JOUR
AU - Smetana, Linda
AB - This study examined the effects of a multifaceted, metacognitive vocabulary intervention on the reading comprehension and vocabulary achievement of fifth-grade children in one of California's lowest performing Title I schools. Instruction was comprehensive, designed to facilitate encoding of student-selected words, mastery of clarifying strategies, and executive control of strategies that maximize word-learning proficiency. Strong gains in reading comprehension and vocabulary achievement and increased metacognitive skills were documented following the 12-week vocabulary intervention. Comparisons of Title I students' scores and those of students in an above-average-performing school revealed large, significant differences before the intervention and small, nonsignificant differences following the intervention, suggesting a narrowing of the achievement gap.
TI - The Effects of Comprehensive Vocabulary Instruction on Title I Students' Metacognitive Word-Learning Skills and Reading Comprehension
JF - Journal of Literacy Research
DO - 10.1207/s15548430jlr3702_3
DA - 2005-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-effects-of-comprehensive-vocabulary-instruction-on-title-i-MPO0rVcVuI
SP - 163
EP - 200
VL - 37
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -