Teaching Literacy

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This paper analyzes fifteen current sources to determine the most effective means to teach vocabulary and reading comprehension. The paper discusses the importance of vocabulary and reading comprehension to literacy, especially at the second grade level. The paper suggests four solutions or strategies to be given to teachers to help teach these topics in a second grade class.

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"Review of the Literature Fact-finding It has been noted, in recent literature, that vocabulary development has often been ignored, even when reading comprehension is the aim of the educator. However, research has also continually linked vocabulary familiarity to the greater depths of reading comprehension in students. This is especially crucial in students who are English Language Learners, or primary students who are learning the vocabulary of life. Thus, second grade and other primary educators should analyze methods appropriate for vocabulary instruction. Second grade is a crucial year regarding gains in decisive vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. Farkas (2000) denotes that students who have low ability levels in these areas in the second grade are now gaining in maturity and realizing these negative impacts upon themselves. "

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