Tania Pacheco EDU 501 Vocabulary Instruction by Tania Pacheco https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83 The Effects of small group, targeted vocabulary instruction on reading achievement. en-us 2018-01-09 19:40:24 UTC 2026-03-16 11:45:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Tania Pacheco's action research topic: tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/219940976 The Effects of small group, targeted vocabulary instruction on 5th grader's reading achievement. ]]> 2018-01-09 19:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/219940976 Potential problem for action research tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/219942036 Student reading levels are low. Many students perform 1 1/2 to 2 yrs below benchmark level.]]> 2018-01-09 19:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/219942036 Vocabulary knowledge and wide reading is the key to reading comprehension. tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220004411 2018-01-09 23:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220004411 Context clues are a great skill to help with decoding, but not all texts are written in directive context. tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220004496
As per Isabel Beck (2013), "To acquire word knowledge from reading requires adequate decoding skills, the ability to recognize that a word is unknown, and the competency of being able to extract meaningful information about the word from the context" (p. 6). ]]> 2018-01-09 23:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220004496 Laurie Johnson (2015) explained, "Proactive vocabulary instruction between K and 3rd grade narrows the gap and helps improve reading achievement" (p. 7). tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220007643 Laurie Johnson (2015) also explained, "The use of vocabulary skills has proved to have positive gains in vocabulary instruction" (p. 9).

Laurie Johnson suggested that using various vocabulary strategies is more beneficial in developing skills and to improve reading comprehension (Laurie Johnson, 2015, p.9).

]]> 2018-01-09 23:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220007643 tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220008633 "My students are fluent readers, but they don't understand anything they just read" (DeVries, B., 2012. p.1)]]> 2018-01-09 23:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220008633 tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220010139 Great article on how to use technology to help build students' vocabulary.]]> 2018-01-10 00:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220010139 Possible Resources tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220012483 2018-01-10 00:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220012483 Possible research questions: tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220681870 1. Does vocabulary instruction have a significant effect on students' comprehension of text?
2. What types of vocabulary instruction are more effective? For instance, definitional and contextual information in their programs, involving students in deeper processing, and giving students more than one or two exposures to the to-be-learned words.  
3. Does prior knowledge influence comprehension?
 4. What are the affects of eVoc strategies on building vocabulary?
5. What are some factors that affect students' vocabulary?]]> 2018-01-11 17:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/220681870 eVoc Strategies tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/221204946 As per Bridget Dalton & Dana Grisham (2011), "...eVoc strategies use technology to support the wide reading, direct instruction, active learning, and interest in words that we know are essential to vocabulary development" (p. 315).]]> 2018-01-13 18:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/221204946 Some fun EVoc website: tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/221205102 1. www.freerice.com
2. www.bookstore.com
3.www.learningthroughlistening.org
4. www.Wordle.com
5. www.visualthesaurus.com


]]> 2018-01-13 18:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/221205102 Possible factors that affects students' vocabulary: tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/221205361 1. reading interest
2. little parent/guardian support
3. socioeconomic status
4. educational television
5. limited wide reading]]> 2018-01-13 18:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/221205361 DRA assessment to measure reading growth. tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/222801328 2018-01-19 14:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/222801328 Journeys (Reading Program) tools: tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/222880530


Vocabulary Reader]]> 2018-01-19 17:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/222880530 Vocabulary Assessment used for Data Collection tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/222881755 2018-01-19 17:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/222881755 Summary of EVoc article. tpacheco83 https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/223132725 2018-01-21 18:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tpacheco83/TaniaPacheco83/wish/223132725