Abstract In an attempt to improve scholar performance on high stakes standardized testing.

Abstract

In an attempt to improve scholar performance on high stakes standardized testing, teacher educators from the University of Tennessee and teachers from individual urban elementary school have collaborated in the unfolding of a community- and school-based vocabulary initiative. Using research related to vocabulary and reading as a basis for our planning, we organized teams responsible for developing and implementing a series of vocabulary activities. This article contains links to vocabulary research and descriptive information about these efforts.

Introduction

Reform in urban academys is a key topic in the popular media and professional literature (eg Aubry, 1999; Delpit, &