The Effect of Vocabulary Intervention on Text Comprehension: Who Benefits?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawna Duff
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Text Comprehension ◽  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Vocabulary Intervention ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference

Purpose Vocabulary intervention can improve comprehension of texts containing taught words, but it is unclear if all middle school readers get this benefit. This study tests 2 hypotheses about variables that predict response to vocabulary treatment on text comprehension: gains in vocabulary knowledge due to treatment and pretreatment reading comprehension scores. Method Students in Grade 6 ( N = 23) completed a 5-session intervention based on robust vocabulary instruction (RVI). Knowledge of the semantics of taught words was measured pre- and posttreatment. Participants then read 2 matched texts, 1 containing taught words (treated) and 1 not (untreated). Treated texts and taught word lists were counterbalanced across participants. The difference between text comprehension scores in treated and untreated conditions was taken as a measure of the effect of RVI on text comprehension. Results RVI resulted in significant gains in knowledge of taught words ( d RM = 2.26) and text comprehension ( d RM = 0.31). The extent of gains in vocabulary knowledge after vocabulary treatment did not predict the effect of RVI on comprehension of texts. However, untreated reading comprehension scores moderated the effect of the vocabulary treatment on text comprehension: Lower reading comprehension was associated with greater gains in text comprehension. Readers with comprehension scores below the mean experienced large gains in comprehension, but those with average/above average reading comprehension scores did not. Conclusion Vocabulary instruction had a larger effect on text comprehension for readers in Grade 6 who had lower untreated reading comprehension scores. In contrast, the amount that children learned about taught vocabulary did not predict the effect of vocabulary instruction on text comprehension. This has implications for the identification of 6th-grade students who would benefit from classroom instruction or clinical intervention targeting vocabulary knowledge.

scholarly journals Examining Performance on a Process-Based Assessment of Word Learning in Relation to Vocabulary Knowledge and Learning in Vocabulary Intervention

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (05) ◽  
pp. 344-358
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Spencer Kelley ◽  
Howard Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Word Learning ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Semantic Knowledge ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Vocabulary Intervention ◽  
Knowledge Based

AbstractVocabulary knowledge of young children, as a well-established predictor of later reading comprehension, is an important domain for assessment and intervention. Standardized, knowledge-based measures are commonly used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to describe existing vocabulary knowledge and to provide comparisons to same-age peers. Process-based assessments of word learning can be helpful to provide information about how children may respond to learning opportunities and to inform treatment decisions. This article presents an exploratory study of the relation among vocabulary knowledge, word learning, and learning in vocabulary intervention in preschool children. The study examines the potential of a process-based assessment of word learning to predict response to vocabulary intervention. Participants completed a static, knowledge-based measure of vocabulary knowledge, a process-based assessment of word learning, and between 3 and 11 weeks of vocabulary intervention. Vocabulary knowledge, performance on the process-based assessment of word learning, and learning in vocabulary intervention were strongly related. SLPs might make use of the information provided by a process-based assessment of word learning to determine the appropriate intensity of intervention and to identify areas of phonological and semantic knowledge to target during intervention.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Literacy in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners

2020 ◽  
pp. 94-109
Author(s):  
Shirin D. Antia ◽  
M. Christina Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Simple View Of Reading ◽  
Simple View ◽  
Linguistic Comprehension ◽  
Selection Of

The Simple View of Reading (SVR) posits that reading comprehension is the product of two components: decoding and linguistic comprehension. A component of linguistic comprehension is vocabulary knowledge. This chapter discusses the contribution of children’s environments to vocabulary acquisition, including reasons why many deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children experience moderate-to-severe vocabulary delays. We summarize the research on DHH students’ vocabulary acquisition. The section on vocabulary instruction includes methods of assessing DHH students’ vocabulary knowledge, selection of vocabulary to be taught, and the components of effective vocabulary instruction. The chapter ends with a description of the evidence-based vocabulary instruction conducted with DHH students.

scholarly journals Exploring the importance of vocabulary for English as an additional language learners’ reading comprehension

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-376
Author(s):  
Gavin Brooks ◽  
Jon Clenton ◽  
Simon Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Text Comprehension ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
Word Decoding ◽  
Decoding Skills ◽  
General Linguistic

This exploratory study represents an attempt to investigate the factors that may affect the reading comprehension abilities of English as an additional language (EAL) learners. For this study, we examined a participant group of 31 (25 EAL and 6 first language English) learners studying at an international school in Japan. We assessed the participants according to four factors shown to influence reading comprehension: vocabulary knowledge, word decoding skills, reading fluency, and general linguistic ability. Our results show that differences in vocabulary knowledge show more variance in reading comprehension scores than the other factors examined in this study, highlighting the importance of vocabulary knowledge for reading comprehension. However, other factors such as reading fluency and general linguistic knowledge are also shown to be moderate to strong predictors of reading comprehension. Based on these results, we suggest that EAL learners need targeted language support to enhance academic text comprehension.

scholarly journals Penerapan Metode Al Qiroah Untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Membaca Pada Pelajaran Bahasa Arab Di SMP

An Naba ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Muhammad Singgih
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Comprehension Test ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Learning By Using

This research is based on the poor ability of students to understand Arabic texts and the lack of interest in reading that is owned by students. So, the students have difficulty in understanding Arabic lessons. The problem in this research is "Is the Al-Qiroah method able to improve reading comprehension in Arabic languageand how to increase the use of the Al-Qira'ah method in reading comprehension in Arabic class lessons VII A HafshohDarul Fattah Qur'an Middle School? " while the purpose of this research was to determine the effect of the Al-Qira’ah method on reading comprehension in Arabic class VII A Hafshoh Middle School Qur'an Darul Fattah and to describe the increased use of the Al-Qira’ahmethod in reading comprehension in Arabic class VII A Hafshoh Middle School Qur'an Darul Fattah. The type of research that researchers use is Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subject of this research is class VII AHafshoh Middle School Qur'an Darul Fattah amounting to 27 students. This research was conducted in two cycles and each cycle has four learning meetings. In this research, the average value of the students reading comprehension test in the pretest was 60.72, in the first cycle was 66.60 and in the second cycle was 82.02, with the difference in the increase in the pretest to the first cycle increasing by 5.88 points or equivalent to 9.68%. Meanwhile the first cycle to the second cycle increased by 15.42 points or equivalent to 23.15%. It can be concluded that learning by using the Al-Qiro’ah method can improve reading comprehension in Arabic class VII A Hafshoh students at Darul Fattah Qur'an Middle School.

Racing Against the Vocabulary Gap: Matthew Effects in Early Vocabulary Instruction and Intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Coyne ◽  
D. Betsy McCoach ◽  
Sharon Ware ◽  
Christy R. Austin ◽  
Susan M. Loftus-Rattan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Tier 2 ◽  
Vocabulary Intervention ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive

We investigated whether individual differences in overall receptive vocabulary knowledge measured at the beginning of the year moderated the effects of a kindergarten vocabulary intervention that supplemented classroom vocabulary instruction. We also examined whether moderation would offset the benefits of providing Tier-2 vocabulary intervention within a multitiered-system-of-support (MTSS) or response-to-intervention framework. Participants included students from two previous studies identified as at risk for language and learning difficulties who were randomly assigned in clusters to receive small-group vocabulary intervention in addition to classroom vocabulary instruction ( n = 825) or to receive classroom vocabulary instruction only ( n = 781). A group of not-at-risk students ( n = 741) who received classroom vocabulary instruction served as a reference group. Initial vocabulary knowledge measured at pretest moderated the impact of intervention on experimenter-developed measures of expressive vocabulary learning and listening comprehension favoring students with higher initial vocabulary knowledge. Tier-2 intervention substantially counteracted the Matthew effect for target word learning. Intervention effects on listening comprehension depended on students’ initial vocabulary knowledge. Implications present benefits and challenges of supporting vocabulary learning within an MTSS framework.

scholarly journals LEYENDO PARA APRENDER: ENTENDIENDO LECTURAS CON INSTRUCCIÓN DE VOCABULARIO INTEGRADO EN ESTUDIANTES A1 DE INGLÉS COMO IDIOMA EXTRANJERO

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-130
Author(s):  
Gabriela Jacqueline Galeas Arboleda
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Vocabulary Instruction ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Integrated Instruction ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Knowledge Scale ◽  
Experimental Group

El presente estudio cuantitativo experimental busco explorar los efectos de la instrucción de vocabulario integrado en el desempeño de la comprensión lectora de estudiantes con nivel A1 de inglés como idioma extranjero en un colegio público rural en Ecuador. Los participantes fueron estudiantes entre 15 y 17 años en su primer año de bachillerato, todos ellos fueron seleccionados por un muestreo a conveniencia. Los participantes estuvieron divididos en dos grupos (tradicional e integrado) y se les solicitó participar en ocho lecciones de lectura. Después de cada clase, los estudiantes participaron en una prueba de comprensión lectora basada en tareas de comprensión literal. Además, las percepciones del grupo experimental fueron analizadas mediante un cuestionario. Adicionalmente, se utilizó una escala de conocimientos de vocabulario (VKS) tres veces para medir el conocimiento previo, el aprendizaje y la retención de palabras. Este estudio encontró que la instrucción de vocabulario integrado mejora la comprensión de lectura de los estudiantes, y es beneficiosa para el aprendizaje y retención de vocabulario. Por otra parte, este trabajo de investigación propone un estudio adicional sobre los beneficios de una instrucción integrada al trabajar con niveles superiores de competencia. Palabras clave: lectura, instrucción de vocabulario, comprensión lectora, percepciones. ABSTRACT This experimental quantitative study explored the effects of an integrated vocabulary instruction on reading comprehension performance of A1 EFL learners in a rural public school in Ecuador. The participants of this study were students between 15 and 17 years old in their first baccalaureate year, all of them were selected by convenience sampling. The participants were divided into two groups (traditional and integrated) and asked to participate in eight reading lessons with their designated vocabulary instruction. After each class, they took part in a reading comprehension test based on literal comprehension questions. Moreover, the perceptions from the experimental group were gathered by a questionnaire. Additionally, a vocabulary knowledge scale (VKS) was used three times to measure previous knowledge, learning, and retention of words. This study shows that an integrated vocabulary instruction improves learners´ reading comprehension, and it is beneficial for vocabulary learning and retention. Furthermore, this research work proposes a further study on the benefits of an integrated instruction by working with upper levels of proficiency.

scholarly journals The Effect of GIR on Motivation, Vocabulary Mastery, and Reading Comprehension Ability

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-46
Author(s):  
Rochana Purba Nurfauzi ◽  
Joko Priyana
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Conventional Technique ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The One ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

This research aims to: (1) describe the effect of GIR as a part of extensive reading; (2) compare the effectiveness between GIR and conventional learning; and (3) compare the effectiveness between GIR variation 1 and 2 on motivation, vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension ability. The data were analyzed using: (1) the one sample t-test to investigate the effect of GIR; (2) the Helmert Contrast to investigate the difference in the effectiveness of GIR as well as the conventional technique; (3) the post-hoc test involving the Tukey to analyze which was more effective between GIR and conventional technique in students’ motivation, vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension ability. The results of the study show that: (1) GIR has a significant effect on all dependent variables; (2) GIR is more effective than the control group in improving all dependent variables, except GIR variation 1 in reading comprehension ability has equal effect with conventional technique; (3) there is no difference in the effectiveness of GIR variation 1 and 2 in terms of improving students’ motivation, vocabulary knowledge, and reading comprehension skills.  Key words: GIR, extensive reading, motivation, vocabulary knowledge, reading comprehension ability

scholarly journals The Contribution of Understanding Academic Vocabulary to Answering Comprehension Questions

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Cunningham ◽  
David W. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Question Answering ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Comprehension Question ◽  
Academic Vocabulary ◽  
Independent Factor ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Vocabulary Subtest

This study was designed to investigate whether the vocabulary of written comprehension questions is an independent factor in determining students' reading comprehension performance. The factors controlled were reader characteristics, text characteristics, and question-text-answer relationships. Sets of matched comprehension questions differing only in type of vocabulary (academic vs. everyday) were answered by 106 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students. Subjects' scores on the ITBS meaning vocabulary subtest and an informal measure of academic vocabulary knowledge were also collected. Differences between means indicated that academic vocabulary in comprehension questions significantly decreased question-answering performance. To shed additional light on this decrease, a series of simple, multiple, and semipartial correlations between vocabulary measures and comprehension question scores were computed. These correlations consistently supported the interpretation that differences in terminology between the matched sets of questions accounted for the difference in performance on the questions. Possible directions for further research and implications for practice are discussed.

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