Faculty
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Andrew Biemiller
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Keywords
Promoting vocabulary development in schools, especially in the primary grades
Research Interests
My main area at present is vocabulary and reading (language) comprehension. Having recently established the existence of a strong sequence in which children acquire specific words (Biemiller & Slonim, 2001), I am presently trying to establish a listing of some 15,000 word meanings learned by grade twelve. I am also working on vocabulary instruction methods in primary and junior grades. In addition, I have spent the 1988-1998 period working on self direction in schools, summarized in Meichenbaum and Biemiller (1998).
Applied/Clinical Interests
Practical aspects of teaching vocabulary, especially at primary grades, where vocabulary must be introduced orally.
Representative Publications
Biemiller, A. (in press). Teaching vocabulary in the primary grades: Vocabulary instruction needed. In J. Baumann and E. Kameenui (Eds.), Reading vocabulary: Research to practice. New York: Guilford Press. (To be published by Sept., 2003.)
Biemiller, A., & Slonim, N. (2001). Estimating root word vocabulary growth in normative and advantaged populations: Evidence for a common sequence of vocabulary acquisition. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, 498-520.
Biemiller, A. (1999). Language and reading success. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.
Meichenbaum D. & Biemiller, A. (1998). Nurturing independent learners: Helping students take control of their education. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.