Exploring Vocabulary Transition: Slump or Jump?

In this instalment, host Alex Quigley is joined by co-host Alex Reynolds, Literacy Content Specialist for the EEF, and expert guests to discuss vocabulary instruction, connections to reading and the curriculum.

• Professor Jessie Ricketts, Director of Language and the reading acquisition research group for the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway University of London (Start - 27:25)
• Marcus Jones, Literacy Lead at Huntington Research School and English Teacher (27:25 - 50:32)
• Host and co-host reflections (50:32 - End)

Further Resources:

• EEF Vocabulary in Action Classroom Strategies Resource
• EEF Vocabulary in Action: Misconceptions Resource
• EEF Blog, Through the Keyhole of the Reading House, Part 1: Vocabulary, Comprehension and Word Reading