The Critical Role of Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners

By D. August, María S. Carlo, C. Dressler, Catherine E. Snow. 2005

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology

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• Academic vocabulary and middle school English learners: an intervention study (2009, background): “The principles of vocabulary instruction advocated by McKeown and Beck are echoed throughout a great deal of the vocabulary literature for both NS and EL students ( August et al., 2005; Blachowicz & Fisher, 2000; Corson, 1997; Jimenez, Garcia, & Pearson, 1996; Scarcella, 2003; Stahl & Nagy, 2006).”
• Comparing vocabulary development in Spanish- and Chinese-speaking ELLs: the effects of metalinguistic and sociocultural factors (2012, background): “A serious consequence of the delay in vocabulary development is that ELLs are less able to comprehend text at the grade level than native speakers of English ( August et al., 2005 ).”
• The role of derivational morphology in the reading comprehension of Spanish-speaking English language learners (2008, neutral): “(e.g., August, Carlo, Dressler, & Snow, 2005; Verhallen & Schoonen, 1998).”