Researchers recognize adaptive teaching as a component of effective instruction. Educators
adjust their teaching according to the social, linguistic, cultural, and instructional needs of …

This extensively revised and expanded edition of the bestselling text and teaching resource
incorporates the newest research in vocabulary learning and instruction into a complete and …

The authors look back on their participation in three successful multiyear research studies
focused on multifaceted vocabulary instruction and distill four overarching lessons that …

Almost fifteen years have passed since the publication of the National Research Council's
seminal report Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, which provided research …

This study addresses the question: Do second-grade students from low-socioeconomic-
status (SES) schools taught with an iteratively designed project-based approach to social …

Vocabulary development is critical for children's ability to learn to read and their success at
school. Vocabulary has also been identified as a key factor in the achievement gap, with …

This early efficacy study examined the effects of an automated storybook intervention
designed to promote school readiness among at-risk prekindergarten children. Story Friends …

Dialogic reading is an evidence-based practice for preschool children who are typically
developing or at-risk; yet there is limited research to evaluate if it has similar positive effects …

Abstract The Language Interaction Snapshot (LISn) is an observational measure developed
to document the quantity and quality of language use in early childhood classrooms with …

The strong association of early language skills to later reading ability suggests that
supporting the development of these skills in children who enter school with below average …