Building a Vocabulary Foundation for Comprehension: Big ...

Building a vocabulary foundation for comprehension: Big words for little

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Margaret G. McKeown, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

Nashville, TN 2008

What we've known for a long time

Vocabulary knowledge is a powerful predictor of reading comprehension.

By 4th grade, many children experience a slump in reading comprehension caused by below-grade vocabulary.

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And more recently . . .

Evidence of how strongly early vocabulary relates to later literacy

Growing awareness of individual differences--and how they stick around

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Specifically -Studies have shown

Vocabulary size in kindergarten predicts reading comprehension in the intermediate and middle school years. (Snow)

Orally-tested vocabulary at the end of 1st grade predicts reading comprehension 10 years later.

(Cunningham & Stanovich)

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What's the message?

Students are "doomed" in kindergarten But--isn't that what school should address? So let's look at:

? what goes on in school vocabulary ? why it doesn't change this relationship

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