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Instructional Support For Vocabulary Acquisition Among Young Dual Language Learners, Theresa L. Kohlmeier
Instructional Support For Vocabulary Acquisition Among Young Dual Language Learners, Theresa L. Kohlmeier
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This dissertation examined a combined approach to teach novel vocabulary in English and Spanish for dual language learners prior to an English storybook read- aloud in a preschool setting. The 6-week intervention study was conducted in a Head Start program in the U. S. Mountain West with 60 dual-language preschoolers randomly assigned to small groups to receive the vocabulary intervention, using images and word definitions from researcher-trained teachers, teacher assistants or parent volunteers.
The experimental design included pre- and posttest assessments of target and general receptive vocabulary in English and Spanish, as well as language exposure, instructional quality, and fidelity …