ERIC Number: EJ1033181
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Advantages of Providing Structured Supplemental Reading Instruction to Kindergarteners at Risk for Failure in Reading
Helf, Shawnna; Cooke, Nancy L.; Konrad, Moira
Preventing School Failure, v58 n4 p214-222 2014
This study compared the reading gains of Kindergarten students who were at risk for reading failure who were taught with either a structured supplemental reading program or with teacher-designed or teacher-selected instruction. The authors used a quasi-experimental design with preexisting groups to examine changes from pretest to posttest. Although both programs were effective in producing statistically significant improvements in word attack and phonemic awareness skills, results revealed a pattern of moderate differences favoring a structured supplemental program called the Early Reading Tutor. Furthermore, anecdotal information from questionnaires suggested that participating tutors who used Early Reading Tutor would recommend it to others and considered it an effective yet simple program to implement.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Supplementary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students, Academic Failure, Quasiexperimental Design, Teaching Methods, Intermode Differences, Pretests Posttests, Achievement Gains, Questionnaires, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Early Reading, Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
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