How can a vocabulary display impact children’s vocabulary, especially in writing? 

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a vocabulary display on the acquisition and application of vocabulary in children, with a focus on use in writing. For two terms, vocabulary displays were created in classrooms within the Upper Phase, which incorporated a number of different elements, including opportunities for children to research the definition of a ‘word of the week’, search for antonyms and synonyms and finally use the word in a sentence. All teachers within the phase found that vocabulary displays had a positive effect on the learning and use of vocabulary by children thus improving oracy.