Developing the Academic Language of Limited English Learners
McBroom, Denise B.
This study examined the effectiveness of a narrative and expository interactive read aloud (IRA) intervention on improving receptive and expressive academic language and vocabulary.The experimental pre/post design included 14 LEP kindergarten learners from a rural northern Georgia elementary school who were randomly assigned to an IRA experimental group or a traditional curriculum control group. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-III), ...