SERP at AERA 2009

2009 AERA Annual Meeting Information

Recent Work From the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP): Examining Adolescent Academic Vocabulary Through Research Partnerships With Two Large Urban School Districts

Scheduled Time:
Wed, Apr 15 - 10:35am - 12:05pm Building/Room: San Diego Convention Center / Room 29B

Session Participants:
Chair: Catherine Snow (Harvard University)
The Implementation of a Middle School Vocabulary Intervention: What Are the Effects on Students’ Word Learning in the Second Year of the Intervention?

*Claire E. White (Harvard University)
Background Knowledge and Roles of Authority in Using New Academic Words

*Christina Dobbs (Harvard University)
Predicting Improved Vocabulary Score From Summer Reading

*Joshua Lawrence (Harvard University)
Supporting Mathematics Instruction by Attending to High-Impact Academic Vocabulary

*Marnie Nair (University of California - Berkeley)

Discussant: P. David Pearson (University of California - Berkeley)

Abstract:
This session presents several recent studies from researchers working with Boston Public Schools and San Francisco Unified School District to address an area that has been recognized by educators at both sites as a serious concern: academic vocabulary development. Panelists will describe how they have worked with the district to help identify research needs and support district priorities. Papers include research on a multi-site implementation of a middle school vocabulary intervention, vocabulary in student writing, summer reading as a predictor of improved word learning, and what math vocabulary challenges urban teen learners. Specific findings and reflection on conducted large multi-site language and literacy research projects will be discussed.

PDFs of presenations:

Results from year two of Word Generation; Joshua Lawrence, Catherine E. Snow, Claire White

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