Links for VASE

Here are some links to other websites that you might find useful:

Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert is an Affiliated Researcher with the VASE project. Her non-profit organization, Textproject, is rich with teacher resources for vocabulary learning, text complexity, the Common Core State Standards, and free books developed to support readers, as well as research papers and professional development materials
Understanding Language is another valuable website that addresses language and literacy for English Language Learners as they relate to the Common Core State Standards.
The US Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences and the National Center for Educational Research provided funding for the VASE project. To reach our official IES site, please go to our IES funded research page.
Judy’s books on word consciousness and vocabulary instruction Scott, J., Skobel, B. & Wells, J. (2008). The Word Conscious Classroom: Building the Vocabulary Readers and Writers Need. NY: Scholastic- Theory into Practice series.Lubliner, S. & Scott, J. (2008). Nourishing Vocabulary. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

The VINE Consortium is a collective of researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Merced, who are interested in innovative vocabulary research. The three links below provide an overview of the Consortium’s recent research activities involving vocabulary assessment (VASE), the development of word consciousness (VINE), and the integration of technology with vocabulary (tecWAVE).

We are dedicated to developing theoretically driven and classroom-tested techniques that enhance the word learning of all children.

vineconsortium.org

Links for VASE