This study describes the use of science with secondary-aged pupils to help devel op
vocabulary acquisition in pupils with speech and language difficulties. It suggests
that the teaching of specific vocabulary teaching objectives in practi cal teaching
context can support children’s learning of scientific concepts.
… the spoken word remains the simplest and the most powerful means of
communication we have. (Jonathan Dimbleby, Richard Dimbleby Lecture, BBC 1996.)
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