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\nDESCRIPTORS  \n# ABSTRACT\n\nDOCUMENT RESUME  \nNagy,William E.;Herman,Patricia A.  \nLimitations of Vocabulary Instruction.TechnicalReport No.326.  \nBoit,Beranek and Newman,Inc.,Cambridge,Mass.;11linois Univ:,Urbana.Center for the Study ofReading.  \nNational Inst.of Education(ED),Washington,DC.Oct 84  \n400-81-0030  \n45p.;Expanded version of a paper presented at theAnnual Meeting of the American Educational ResearchAssociation(68th,New Orleans,LA,April 23-27,1984).  \nReports -Research/Technical(143)  \nMF01/PC02 Plus Postage.  \nElementary Secondary Education;*English;LanguageSkills;*Learning Strategies;*Reading Instruction;Reading Skills;*Teacher Effectiveness;*TeacherRole;Teaching Methods;*Vocabulary Development;WordRecognitisn  \nResearchers and educators involved in designingprograms of vocabulary instruction must take a more realistic view ofthe task they face and realize that vocabulary instruction haslimitations.First among these limitations is the sheer size of thetask.Teaching the meanings of new words one at a tire cannot  \npossibly ensure the volume of.vocabulary growth necessary for normalprogress in reading,_nor can it be seen as a solution to the massivevocabulary problems facing many students.A second limitation is thatmuch vocabulary instruction has been found not to increase readingComprehension measurably,and a.third is the failure to take intoaccount the heterogeneity of English vocabulary and to adapt  \ninstructional_methods to different types of words.Recognition of thelimitations of vocabulary instruction makes it necessary to  \nreevaluate the goals of such instruction,and the criteria for whatconstitutes the most effective approach to it.A primary goal for anyvocabulary program must be to foster independent word learning,whichnecessarily involves a large volume of readitg.(Author/FL)  \n★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★*★★★**★*★★★*★★★★**★★★★★***★★*★**★★★★*★★★*★★*★★★*★★★★★  \n4  \n30248498  \nTechnical Report No.326  \n# LIMITATIONS OF VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION\n\nWi1liam E.NagyPatricia A.Herman  \nUniversity of I1linois at Urbana-ChampaignOctober 1984  \nUniversity of I1linoisat Urbana-Champaign51 Gerty DriveChampaign,I1linois 61820  \nBolt Beranek and Newman Inc.10 Moulton StreetCambridge,Massachusetts 02238  \nU.8.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION×FDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATIONCENTE8 IERIC)Ths document has beer.reproduced aseceved from the person or organuzatonolnginaling i  \nMinor changes have been made to improve IeproducLon gual.ly            \n◆ Pnnts of view or rJinuns stated in this document do not ne(essarly represent offcual NIpO5on or [ohty  \nThe research reported herein was supported in part by the Nationa1Institute of Education under Contract No,400-81-0030.This paperis an expanded version of a paper delivered at the 1984 Annual Meetingof the American Educational Research Association in New Orleans andhas benefitted from insights and editorial help by Marcy Stein,Linda Fielding,and Theresa Rogers.  It wil1 also appear as a chapterin a book edited by M.McKeown and M,Curtis entitled The Nature ofVocabulary Acquisition,Er1baum.  \nEDITORIAL BOARD  \nWi1liam Nagy  \nEditor  \nHarry BlanchardNancy BryantPat ChrosniakAvon CrismoreDavid DunningLinda FieldingDan FoertschPacricia HermanAsghar Iran-NejadSteve LevineMargie LeysMary Moes  \nCarol PetermanMichael ReddixTheresa RogersJudith ScottIleana Seda-SantanaFernando SeniorMarcy SteinJanice StewartBehrooz TavakoliIan WilkinsonPaul Wilson  \n1  \n# Limitations of Vocabulary Instructiun\n\n## Abstract\n\nResearchers and educators involved in designing programs ofvocabulary instruction must take a much more realistic view ofthe size and the nature of the task they face.This paperoutlines some of the 1mitations of vocabulary instruction.Thefirst has to do with the sheer size of the task:Teaching themeanings of new words one at a time cannot possibly ensure thevolume","cbCainOjwUUlRJUG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainOjwUUlRJUG","pdf",902675,45,"English","# Limitations of Vocabulary Instruction\n## Abstract\n## Vocabulary instruction as individual word meanings\n## Reconsidering goals and effectiveness\n## Independent word learning","[{\"question\":\"What is the main concern about teaching new word meanings one at a time?\",\"answer\":\"Teaching meanings of new words one at a time cannot ensure the volume of vocabulary growth needed for normal reading progress, and it is presented as an ineffective use of instructional time.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is reading comprehension improvement not guaranteed by typical vocabulary instruction?\",\"answer\":\"The document notes that much vocabulary instruction has been found not to increase reading comprehension measurably.\"},{\"question\":\"What goal does the paper argue for vocabulary programs?\",\"answer\":\"A primary goal is to foster independent word learning, which necessarily involves a large volume of reading.\"}]","Limitations of Vocabulary Instruction - Technical Report No. 326 | PDF",1790644888,113]