The Relationship Between Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension in Third Grade Students Who Are English Language Learners and Reading Below Grade Level

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dc.contributor.advisorWang, Mei
dc.contributor.advisorGallo, Susan
dc.contributor.authorBoyer, Kelsey
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-08T16:25:02Z
dc.date.available2017-05-08T16:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine if direct vocabulary instruction would lead to increased reading comprehension in third grade students who were English Language Learners reading below grade level. The measurement tool used in this study was the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, Third Edition. This study used a pretest and posttest to measure growth in reading comprehension. The growth rate of comprehension was higher in students after they received direct vocabulary instruction. This study utilized a variety of strategies and techniques discovered through a review of literature on vocabulary acquisition. The more words that students know and understand through vocabulary instruction, the more likely they are to comprehend what they have read. There are growing numbers of English Language Learners in classrooms across the country and therefore research focusing on the impact of vocabulary instruction on the reading comprehension of these students should continue. Data gained from this research can be used by educators to support the reading comprehension of English Language Learners in their schools.en_US
dc.format.extent31 pagesen_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2WG3P
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/3895
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectVocabularyen_US
dc.subjectEnglish Language Learneren_US
dc.subjectReading Comprehensionen_US
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate).
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension in Third Grade Students Who Are English Language Learners and Reading Below Grade Levelen_US
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