Vocabulary Instruction Method and Specialized Reading Comprehension: Build a Bridge or Wash it away

Fostering the Development of Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Though Contextually-Based Multiple Meaning Vocabulary Instruction

The primary purpose of this study was to assess the effects of contextuallybased multiple meaning (i.e., words with multiple meanings) vocabulary instruction on the vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of students. Third and 5th grade students received either contextuallybased multiple meaning vocabulary instruction embedded in the standard language arts instruction offered to all stu...

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IT System-based Instruction vs. Traditional Instruction of Teaching Reading Comprehension: A case of low-intermediate EFL learners

Abstract The present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of IT system-based instruction vs. traditional instruction of teaching English on Iranian low-intermediate EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability in a smart school in Tonekabon, Mazandaran, Iran. To collect the data, 60 low-intermediate high school learners took part in the study. As to the homogeneity of the participants,...

IT System-based Instruction vs. Traditional Instruction of Teaching Reading Comprehension: A case of low-intermediate EFL learners

Abstract The present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of IT system-based instruction vs. traditional instruction of teaching English on Iranian low-intermediate EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability in a smart school in Tonekabon, Mazandaran, Iran. To collect the data, 60 low-intermediate high school learners took part in the study. As to the homogeneity of the participants,...

Vocabulary Instruction, Reading Comprehension, and Student Retention: a Review of Literature

The following literature review is an analysis of the relationship of vocabulary instruction, reading comprehension, and student retention. Vocabulary can affect comprehension; however the most effective method of vocabulary instruction has yet to be determined. Context, semantic mapping, and a combination of instructional approaches are examined. Many types of vocabulary instruction can have a...

Automated Vocabulary Instruction in a Reading Tutor

This paper presents a within-subject, randomized experiment to compare automated interventions for teaching vocabulary to young readers using Project LISTEN's Reading Tutor. The experiment compared three conditions: no explicit instruction, a quick definition, and a quick definition plus a poststory battery of extended instruction based on a published instructional sequence for human teachers. ...