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PAVEd for Success: Building vocabulary and language development in young learners (Hamilton & Schwanenflugel, 2011)

Children need a strong foundation in oral language when they begin formal literacy instruction. Classroom activities targeting vocabulary and oral language are important for supporting language comprehension and the development of early literacy. Teachers are often given too-general advice to: (a) talk more with children; (b) read more books; and (c) teach more vocabulary. The PAVEd for Success program provides specific guidance for incorporating these ideas in the classroom. The PAVEd for Success program was shown to improve children’s expressive vocabulary, academic knowledge, and, when accompanied by good phonological and alphabet instruction, early reading.

Program Book

Hamilton, C.E., & Schwanenflugel, P.J. (2011). Paved for Success: Building vocabulary and language development in young learners. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes. (ISBN 978-1-59857-172-1). http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/hamilton-71721/index.htm

Supplementary pictures for the program can be found HERE.

Research

Schwanenflugel, P.J., Hamilton, C.E., Neuharth-Pritchett, S., Restrepo, M.A., Bradley, B.A., & Webb, M. –Y. (2010). PAVEd for Success: An evaluation of a comprehensive literacy program for 4-year-old children. Journal of Literacy Research, 42, 227-275.

Goodson, B., Wolf, A., Bell, S., Turner, H., and Finney, P.B. (2010).The Effectiveness of a Program to Accelerate Vocabulary Development in Kindergarten (VOCAB). (NCEE 2010- 4014). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education of Education. http://ncee.ed.gov

The program has  been reviewed as meeting What Works Clearinghouse evidence standards:
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/quickreviewsum.aspx?sid=172