Publication Date

8-2016

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Keywords

Academic Vocabulary, Reading Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Modalities of Learning, Scaffolded Learning Activities

Abstract

This study looks at the outcomes of a carefully scaffolded project centered around teaching academic vocabulary effectively to a group of low performing students. The researcher looked at the theory behind the importance of language, how to teach vocabulary efficiently, and its effect on comprehension. The participating students completed a task built for the desired outcome of improving vocabulary recall and comprehension.

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