How can explicit instruction foster growth in low socioeconomic fourth grade students' vocabularies
Term
2008
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAEd
Abstract
The research question addressed in this project was, how does explicit instruction foster growth in low socioeconomic fourth grade students' vocabularies? It documents one teacher's implementation of vocabulary strategies in her fourth grade literature circles, read aloud, and science class. The methods were based on Graves work along with Beck & McKeown. The author documents the details of strategies used with her students along with teaching specific vocabulary words related research literature to validate the study. She describes struggles and success with students not having rich language experiences trying to close the language gap. The author concludes that multiple exposures, explicit instruction, metacognitive strategies, and word play are successful ways for fourth grade students to acquire new words and concepts.
Recommended Citation
Drotts, Amber R., "How can explicit instruction foster growth in low socioeconomic fourth grade students' vocabularies" (2008). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 2108.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/2108