Although numerous studies have identified a correlational relationship between vocabulary
and comprehension, we know less about vocabulary interventions that impact reading …

There is a growing awareness of the importance of academic vocabulary, and more
generally, of academic language proficiency, for students' success in school. There is also a …

The science of reading should be informed by an evolving evidence base built on the
scientific method. Decades of basic research and randomized controlled trials of …

This article presents our new Academic Vocabulary List (AVL), derived from a 120-million-
word academic subcorpus of the 425-million-word Corpus of Contemporary American …

The present meta‐analysis examined the overall average correlation (weighted for sample
size and corrected for measurement error) between passage‐level second language (L2) …

Learning and developing as a reader are more complicated in a language the reader is
simultaneously learning to speak and understand. This challenge is faced by millions of …

Despite a long‐standing awareness of academic language as a pedagogically relevant
research area, the construct of academic‐language proficiency, understood as a more …

Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K–12
students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using …

As US K-12 classrooms move to incorporate 21st Century Skills, Common Core State
Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and Response to Intervention (RtI) …

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this important resource helps teachers
understand how good readers comprehend text and how best to support students who are …