Vocabulary instruction for ELLS
To what extent does Total Physical Response (TPR) impact 4th grade English Language Learners' (ELL) appropriate use of vocabulary words in cloze sentences?
Abstract
This action research study was conducted in a fourth grade English Language Arts classroom at an Elementary School in south Raleigh. The main group of focus was the English Language Learner (ELL) students in the class. The purpose of the study was to determine how effective a particular strategy is for learning vocabulary words. The instructional strategy we used was Total Physical Response (TPR), which involves performing an action or gesture to accompany a word.....
The qualitative and quantitative results of this study both indicate strong correlations between using TPR with ELLs (and most learners) in 4th grade and positive scores on a vocabulary quiz. After analyzing the results of the vocabulary quiz, interviewing students, and discussing the research process...
