by Derek Spencer
Want to know more about the kind of research that informed the creation of our best-selling Vocabulary Power Plus series?
Click this link to download a free white paper that discusses the benefits of direct vocabulary instruction compared against learning new words from context while reading. The latter is serviceable, but the former helps students learn more words in less time.
A sample:
Students must spend a large
amount of time reading or listening in order to encounter
new words often enough to understand their
meanings. In “Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading
Comprehension,” William Nagy cites a study that finds
that uninstructed students have a one-in-twenty chance
of incidentally learning a new word only from context
(1988). Students reading a ten-page short story that
contains twenty new words, therefore, will be fortunate
to fully retain one vocabulary word from the text.
You'll also learn how Vocabulary Power Plus uses several instructional techniques that increase the probability your students will truly learn the words in the program — not merely use them to pass a test and forget them soon after. Finally, there's a handy Common Core State Standards alignment guide for your convenience.
If you have any questions about Vocabulary Power Plus, don't hesitate to get in touch! Give us a call Monday – Friday from 8 AM to 6 PM Eastern. Here's our number: (800) 932-4593. Hope to hear from you soon!
Derek Spencer is a Marketing Communications Associate at Prestwick House.
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