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The study involved three teachers and a target population of 73 students in second and seventh grade classrooms. The intervention was implemented from September through December of 2006 and analyzed in January of 2007. The goal was to gather evidence of a marked improvement in the number of vocabulary words that students recognize, understand, and use. Pre and posttests gathered data on student knowledge of fifty key content area vocabulary words. Three interventions based on brain research were implemented: specially designed graphic organizers, classical music, and Brain Gym® exercises. The gathered data indicates that students clearly understood and could define over five times as many words after this intervention (from 378 words to 1,941 words) . The project results show that a multisensory, direct instructional approach improves student vocabulary acquisition. Educators need to increase their knowledge of brain research and implement direct instruction of vocabulary through the use of multisensory methods.  \n(Contains 10 figures, 34 refer","cbCaiiFtwrH3EVCQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiFtwrH3EVCQ","pdf",1559963,62,"English","# Abstract\n# Chapter 1: Problem Statement and Context\n## General Statement of the Problem\n## Immediate Problem Context\n## National Context of the Problem\n# Chapter 2: Problem Documentation\n## Problem Evidence\n## Probable Causes\n## Conclusion\n# Chapter 3: The Solution Strategy\n## Literature Review\n## Project Objective\n## Processing Statements\n## Project Action Plan\n## Methods of Assessment\n# Chapter 4: Project Results\n## Historical Description of the Intervention\n## Presentation and Analysis of Results\n## Conclusions and Recommendations\n# References\n# Appendices","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the action research address?\",\"answer\":\"The project targets weaker-than-desired vocabulary knowledge in targeted second and seventh grade classrooms, which limits the ability to unlock meaning of unknown words and strengthen reading comprehension.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the multisensory intervention implemented?\",\"answer\":\"The intervention was delivered from September through December 2006 and analyzed in January 2007. 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