Abstract
This project resulted in the creation of a prototype for a new book series entitled Instructional Readers that will be linguistically engineered to assist English-language learners in acquiring academic and content-based vocabulary in the sciences. The development of the prototype represented a process of trial and error, with decisions firmly grounded in extensive research concerning linguistic features that assist vocabulary growth while reading. The end result, the prototype entitled Cellular Transport, reflects the author's best attempt to combine these features. The project write-up details the steps used in writing the prototype to aid in the creation of similar instructional readers in the future.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; Linguistics and English Language
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Wood, Rachel E., "Instructional Readers: Teaching Content through Vocabulary" (2010). Theses and Dissertations. 2517.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2517
Date Submitted
2010-04-13
Document Type
Selected Project
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd3536
Keywords
Vocabulary, ESL, Graded Readers, Leveled Readers, Frequency
Language
English