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Wordsmith: A Computerized Vocabulary Program for Students With High-Incidence Disabilities

Wordsmith is a specialized computerized vocabulary program designed to support students with high-incidence disabilities. It utilizes strategies such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots to enhance vocabulary acquisition. Backed by research from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Wordsmith addresses critical literacy gaps, offering targeted vocabulary instruction and effective learning strategies. The program employs engaging game-like formats and structured practice to help students bridge vocabulary deficits, ultimately aiming to improve their academic performance and literacy skills.

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Wordsmith: A Computerized Vocabulary Program for Students With High-Incidence Disabilities

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  1. Wordsmith: A Computerized Vocabulary Program for Students With High-Incidence Disabilities By Sean Lancaster

  2. Vocabulary Programs • Wordsmith • Prefixes, suffixes, & roots • Vocabulary Strategies • Key word strategies • Word Mapping • Expanding Vocabulary • Applying strategies to academic terms • Research sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant # R44 HD054028-02

  3. Why Vocabulary Instruction? • Critical in the development of literacy skills (Ransby & Swanson, 2003) • Many students w/LD are significantly behind their nondisabled peers with regard to vocabulary development (Chall & Jacobs, 2003) • Vocabulary is under-studied component of reading instruction • Vocabulary instruction in complex • Some studies have shown that strategy instruction is a good fit for vocabulary instruction (Curtis & Longo, 2004)

  4. Consequences of low vocabulary • The difference in learning rate results in a gap of approximately 3,000 words between HA and LA students by second grade. • These same LA students by 5th grade have attained vocabularies similar to that of average second grade children (Biemiller & Slonim, in press).

  5. Vocabulary Instruction is complex & should address: • Generalized linguistic deficiencies • Memory deficits • Poor use of word learning strategies (Baker, Simmons, & Kameenui, 2003).

  6. Game One - Wordsmith: Prefix Edition • The Green Room • Introduce Prefixes • Game Preparation • Flash Cards with quizzes • Word Play • Controlled Practice • The Isolation Booth - Lightening Round • Advanced Practice • Fluency

  7. The Green Room

  8. Note Cards, Side One

  9. Note Cards, Side Two

  10. Word Play

  11. Isolation Booth

  12. Wordsmith: Suffix Edition (Root Words Coming Soon) • Green Room • Word Play • Isolation Booth

  13. Wordsmith Results Percentage of Points Earned

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