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The Reduction of Differences in Early Vocabulary

Sat, April 11, 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (9:45 to 11:15am PDT), Westin Bonaventure, Floor: TBD, La Cienega

Session Type: Symposium

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Despite the significance of vocabulary skills for academic achievement, early differences between students are evident at the beginning of formal schooling. Thus, systematic vocabulary interventions are imperative in reducing early disparities. In four contributions, the issue of how interventions can be designed effectively is explored. A focus on different risk groups of students (multilingual learners, students with language impairment or language delay) has yielded results indicating the effectiveness of systematic interventions in enhancing students’ early vocabulary. Further, the selection of target words as well as the word frequency can influence students’ vocabulary acquisition. The symposium will provide answers to the question of how to enhance students’ vocabulary and, accordingly, support students' educational success.

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