The National Reading Panel reviewed the research in the area of vocabulary instruction. There were 21 different mthods of vocabulary instruction represented in the studies reviewed. The list below presents a summary report of the scientific evidence on effective vocabulary instruction.
- Vocabulary should be taught both directly and indirectly.
- Encountering vocabulary words often and in various ways can have a significant effect on vocabulary learning.
- Vocabulary words that students will find useful in many contexts should be selected.
- Restructuring tasks to be certain students fully understand the task and the components of vocabulary learning can lead to increased vocabulary learning, particularly for low-achieving and at-risk students.
- Actively engaging students results in larger vocabulary gains.
- Emerging support for the use of computer technology to increase vocabulary.
- Vocabulary words can be learned through incidental and indirect ways. Repetition, richness of context, and student motivation may add to the efficacy of incidental learning.
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Excerpt from Direct Instruction Reading, by D.W. Carnine, J. Silbert, E.J. Kame'enui, S. G. Tarver, 2004 edition, p. 218.
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