| Title |
Turner, Katelin MED_2024 |
| Alternative Title |
Improving Vocabulary Instruction: Developing Evidence-Based Morphology Curriculum Supplements |
| Creator |
Turner, Katelin |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
The following Master of Education thesis examines one of the existing ELA curriculums and built research based supplements to expand the morphology and word analysis piece of the vocabulary instruction. |
| Abstract |
As reading comprehension scores are sliding nationwide, an ability to increase these scores comes from effective and researched based vocabulary instruction. Many existing English Language Arts (ELA) curricula include vocabulary instruction that is mainly focused on word learning strategies, and leaves out word analysis, or morphology, instruction. This project examined one of these existing ELA curriculums and built research based supplements to expand the morphology and word analysis piece of the vocabulary instruction. The full curriculum was examined and searched for explicit instruction, student opportunities to respond and hands on learning, as well as assessment pieces. The supplemental lessons that were created aimed to fill in the gaps left behind by the existing curriculum. Full lessons were written for the first three modules and a comprehensive outline was built for the remainder of the modules. The curriculum supplements were evaluated by six professional educators who are familiar with the existing curriculum. The project illustrates the need for additional lessons, on top of a standard curriculum, in order to create a well-rounded, research and evidence based vocabulary instruction. |
| Subject |
Curriculum evaluation--United States; Education--Evaluation; Education--Research--Methodology |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America |
| Date |
2024 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
5.18 MB; 66 page pdf |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jg5gz8 |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
128773 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6jg5gz8 |
