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Direct linkLawrence, Joshua F.; Rolland, Rebecca Givens; Branum-Martin, Lee; Snow, Catherine E. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
We tested whether urban middle-school students from mostly low-income homes had improved academic vocabulary when they participated in a freely available vocabulary program, Word Generation (WG). To understand how this program may support students at risk for long-term reading difficulty, we examined treatment interactions with baseline…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Urban Schools, Vocabulary Development
Download full textLawrence, Joshua F.; White, Claire; Snow, Catherine E. – Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners, 2011
This brief describes a quasi-experimental study of Word Generation, conducted in public middle schools in Boston. Word Generation is a robust vocabulary intervention that is implemented across key subject areas. The purpose of the program is to enhance students' vocabulary in support of improved reading comprehension. The brief outlines the…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Vocabulary, Intervention, Middle School Students
Snow, Catherine E.; Lawrence, Joshua F.; White, Claire – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
A quasi-experimental study of a novel, cross-content area vocabulary intervention program called "Word Generation" showed significantly greater growth among 6th- to 8th-grade students in schools implementing the program than in comparison schools, on a curriculum-specific test. Furthermore, the language-minority students in the…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Middle School Students, Vocabulary, Intervention
