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Oral Vocabulary Development Program For A Transitional First Grade Program, Jean A. Humlicek
Oral Vocabulary Development Program For A Transitional First Grade Program, Jean A. Humlicek
Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive
The purpose of this project was to improve the academic performance of transitional first grade students by developing the students’ oral vocabularies. The researcher developed a 12 week vocabulary development curriculum; by using a natural language approach 104 words were introduced. The classroom teacher presented the daily 20 minute lessons. Pre- and post-implementation vocabulary ages were measured with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R). Pretest vocabulary ages ranged from two years and zero months to five years and four months. Final test results indicated the vocabulary ages of the 19 participating students increased and average of 11 months. Individual student …