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[1] Lessons and activities arepresented across severallearning modalities. Studentshave the opportunity to use words in meaningful ways—through reading, listening, speaking writing, dramatizing, and illustrating. [2] The National Reading Panel (2000) reported thatdependence on a single vocabulary method, suchas visual, auditory or tactile will not result in optimalvocabulary growth. For maximum learning toresult, students must receive multimodality-sensitiveinstruction. This finding holds true, especiallyfor the development of English vocabulary inEnglish Language Learners, as reported by theCenter for Research of the Education of StudentsPlaced at Risk (August 2004) [3] All students, regardless oflearning modality preference,are able to benefit. [0] 
Multi Modal Instruction
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