TY - JOUR
T1 - Using iPads in Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners
AU - Xin, Joy F.
AU - L. Affrunti, Rachel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/1/2
Y1 - 2019/1/2
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine whether English language learners (ELLs) would increase their vocabulary scores in the areas of word recognition, word meaning, and word application when iPads were used during vocabulary instruction. Five third-grade ELLs, at risk of being diagnosed as having learning disabilities, participated in the study. All students demonstrated low test scores in learning vocabulary words during the baseline. During the intervention, 36 vocabulary words selected from the third-grade’s Dolch word list were taught and practiced using the iPad application Learning Touch, First Sight Words Pro. All students were assessed and their vocabulary scores increased in the areas of word recognition, word meaning, and word application. Using the iPad and iPad app appears to provide a potential avenue for ELLs in learning English vocabulary words.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine whether English language learners (ELLs) would increase their vocabulary scores in the areas of word recognition, word meaning, and word application when iPads were used during vocabulary instruction. Five third-grade ELLs, at risk of being diagnosed as having learning disabilities, participated in the study. All students demonstrated low test scores in learning vocabulary words during the baseline. During the intervention, 36 vocabulary words selected from the third-grade’s Dolch word list were taught and practiced using the iPad application Learning Touch, First Sight Words Pro. All students were assessed and their vocabulary scores increased in the areas of word recognition, word meaning, and word application. Using the iPad and iPad app appears to provide a potential avenue for ELLs in learning English vocabulary words.
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U2 - 10.1080/07380569.2019.1565888
DO - 10.1080/07380569.2019.1565888
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061031995
SN - 0738-0569
VL - 36
SP - 69
EP - 82
JO - Computers in the Schools
JF - Computers in the Schools
IS - 1
ER -