Reading+Resources

[|Florida Center for Reading Research]

[|What Works Clearinghouse]

[|The National Reading Panel Summary Findings] Although the best method or combination of methods for **teaching vocabulary** has not yet been identified, the panel review uncovered several important implications for teaching reading. First, vocabulary should be taught both directly-apart from a larger narrative or text-and indirectly-as words are encountered in a larger text. **Repetition and multiple exposure to vocabulary words will also assist vocabulary development, as will the use of computer technology.** The panel emphasized that instructors should not rely on a single method for teaching vocabulary, but on a combination of methods.  Likewise, the panel also found that reading comprehension of text is best facilitated by teaching students a variety of techniques and systematic strategies to assist in recall of information, question generation, and summarizing of information. The panel also found that teachers must be provided with appropriate and intensive training to ensure that they know when and how to teach specific strategies.  Finally, the panel **examined the use of computer technology to teach reading.** The panel noted that there are too few definitive studies to draw firm conclusions, but that the available information suggests that it is possible to <span class="webliter_highlighted_text webliter_highlight_468700" style="color: inherit; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 21);">use   <span class="webliter_highlighted_text webliter_highlight_468699" style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent;"><span class="webliter_highlighted_text webliter_highlight_468700" style="color: inherit; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 21);">computer technology for reading instruction. Although not directly applicable to reading instruction, **the use of hypertext-highlighted text that links to definitions or related text-may be a useful learning aid in the classroom. Moreover, the use of computers as word processors may also help students learn to read, as reading instruction is most effective when combined with writing instruction.** The NICHD is one of the Institutes comprising the National Institutes of Health, the Federal government's premier biomedical research agency. NICHD supports and conducts research on the reproductive, neurobiological, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families, and populations.
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