Word-Learning Strategies: A Program for Upper Elementary Readers

The project team is developing, testing, and refining all materials required for the intervention, called Word-Learning Strategies. The intervention will include both teacher and student materials. The team will develop online tutorials, videos that illustrate how to implement Word-Learning Strategies, and a teacher manual. Student materials to be developed include student activity books, and assessments of word learning. After initial prototyping, a series of iterative studies will be conducted to identify and correct any deficiencies or errors. In the final year of the project, a pilot study will be conducted in 8 classrooms over 15 weeks to determine the feasibility and usability of the intervention, and the promise of the program for increasing students' levels of vocabulary knowledge. A teacher survey and observation protocol will be used to assess the fidelity of implementation.