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Teacher vocabulary use and student language and literacy achievement

Topic:

Language Delay,Developmental Delay

Authors:

Wanzek, Wood, Schatschneider

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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Year:

2023

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English

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Purpose: We sought to examine second grade teachers’ word use throughout the school day to identify the amount and type of teacher vocabulary use across content areas as well as to examine relationships between this teacher talk and student language and literacy achievement.

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