Despite many school reform initiatives designed to ensure reading proficiency for all students, recent reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal that only 37 percent of fourth grade students and only 34 percent of ...
ABSTRACTKENDALL KISER LATHAM. The effects of an interactive strategy on teachers' and students' perceptions of word learning. (Under direction of DR.KAREN WOOD)It is a well established fact that the level and degree of vocabulary knowledge plays a...
ABSTRACTLINDSAY SHERONICK YEARTA. The effect of digital word study on fifth graders' vocabulary acquisition, retention, and motivation: A mixed methods approach. (Under the direction of DR.KAREN WOOD)Vocabulary and comprehension are so inextricabl...