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Selecting Words From Text: Providing Research-based Vocabulary Instruction
Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm CDT
Discovery Building: Room 2329
Vocabulary is one of the strongest predictors of reading comprehension and a critical instructional area to support a wide range of learners, including students with disabilities and multilingual learners.  Vocabulary development plays a key role in building background knowledge and supporting students’ growth in content-specific instruction. Given the breadth of vocabulary across subject area domains (e.g., math, science, social studies), teachers often struggle to identify words to teach and the best instructional approaches to ensure student mastery of key terminology. In this practical session, participants will learn how to select valuable/Tier 2 words from grade-level texts and how to deliver targeted vocabulary instruction using four research-validated strategies: inferring meaning from context and morphemic analysis, providing brief explanations, and offering powerful, robust vocabulary instruction. This session would be most appropriate for teachers working with students in grade 4 or higher. 

In this session, you will:
  • Define the three tiers of vocabulary in texts.
  • Explore how to select useful vocabulary from texts.
  • Practice instructional routines for explicitly teaching useful vocabulary to support students’ growth in vocabulary and reading comprehension.


Presenters
avatar for Lauren Zepp

Lauren Zepp

Assistant Professor, Special Education, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Lauren Zepp (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses on special education, reading and writing interventions for students with disabilities, and reading... Read More →
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Beverly Trezek

Associate Professor, RPSE, UW-Madison
Beverly Trezek is an Associate Professor and the Tashia F. Morgridge Distinguished Chair in Reading in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Trezek’s research focuses on teacher preparation in reading as well... Read More →
Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm CDT
Discovery Building: Room 2329 330 N Orchard St, Madison, WI 53715, USA
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