| Title: | Effectiveness of a Program to Accelerate Vocabulary Development in Kindergarten (VOCAB): First Grade Follow-up Impact Report and Exploratory Analyses of Kindergarten Impacts |
| Description: | Improving the ability of at-risk children to read and comprehend text has been a high priority in education policy over the last two decades. Low levels of reading achievement have been related to low academic performance. One critical factor in reading achievement is adequate vocabulary knowledge. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds often lack general and academic vocabulary to enable them to acquire knowledge and comprehend text when they learn to read. |
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| Cover Date: | December 2011 |
| Web Release: | December 6, 2011 |
| Publication #: | REL 20124009 |
| Center/Program: | REL |
| Associated Centers: | NCEE |
| Authors: | Barbara Goodson, Anne Wolf, Steve Bell: Abt Associates Inc.; Herb Turner: ANALYTICA; Pamela B. Finney: Regional Education Laboratory Southeast |
| Type of Product: | Evaluation Report |
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For questions about the content of this Evaluation Report, please contact: Erin Pollard. |