TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parsons, Allison Ward
TI  - Deepening kindergarteners' science vocabulary: A design study
SN  - 0022-0671
U1  - Per/570.7/P267/2016 
KW  - Educational-Research
KW  - Education-Experimental methods
KW  - Preschool education
N1  - Early, effective instruction to introduce both science vocabulary and general academic language may help children build a strong conceptual and linguistic foundation for later instruction. In this study, a design research intervention was employed to expose children to a variety of interrelated science content words to increase both the breadth and the depth of their vocabularies. This 8-week intervention targeted specific science content vocabulary development through adapting teachers' practices to include use of three instructional techniques: Teachers interactively read aloud information books, engaged students in conversation, and provided hands-on science activity centers. Results demonstrated that children deepened their understanding of the targeted vocabulary words.
ER  -