e-Book Vocabulary Instruction

e-Book Vocabulary Instruction is an intensive vocabulary intervention embedded in e-books designed for kindergarten and first-grade Spanish-English speaking English learners from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds. The intervention includes scaffolding through explanations in Spanish, repetition in English, checks for understanding, and highlighted morphology. Students receive e-book readings approximately 3 times a week for 10-20 weeks using the same books. The intervention targets four English words per book through multiple exposures with consistent components: preview of target words in English and Spanish, expansion with bridging provided in Spanish and English, visual representation of the target word's function, a word map with tiered support including visuals, nonexamples, and morphology highlights, and a final review. Treatment sessions are approximately 25 minutes in length. The intervention is delivered via computer-assisted technology, allowing monolingual English-speaking educational personnel to implement it using prerecorded audio files in e-books. Implementation can occur in small groups within or outside the classroom during a 15-20 minute dosage across 20 weeks.