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From "At Risk" to "At Promise": An Evaluation of an Early Reading First Project
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Zoll, Susan Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study demonstrates the impact of an Early Reading First intervention on preschool children's language and literacy development using an ex post facto, causal-comparative research design. The project's professional development model was evaluated to produce a process and outcome evaluation to answer two overarching research questions: (1) What…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Early Intervention, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition
Examining the Impact of Early Intervention, Parent Involvement and Family Characteristics on Preschool Special Education Student Outcomes over Time
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Tomasello, Nicole Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Approximately 225,000 children from birth to age three are affected by developmental delays, and additionally, 49,000 are affected by a physical disability (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006). Fortunately there are policies and programs that help young children with disabilities achieve positive outcomes in school and live independent lives in the future.…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Parent Participation, Family Characteristics, Preschool Education
A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Classroom Quality and Child Language and Academic Outcomes in a State-Funded Prekindergarten Program
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Googe, Heather Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of my study was to evaluate the relationship between classroom process quality and child language and academic outcomes from the beginning of the pre-kindergarten year to the beginning of the kindergarten year for one cohort of children participating in a state-funded pre-kindergarten program in South Carolina. Data for my study were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Pilot Projects, Kindergarten
The Ability of Oral Fluency to Predict Reading Comprehension among ELL Children Learning to Read
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Millett, Joseph Ridge – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current study analyzed existing data, collected under a previous U.S. Department of Education Reading First grant, to investigate the strength of the relationship between scores on the first- through third-grade Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills-Oral Reading Fluency (DIBELS-ORF) test and scores on a reading comprehension test…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Failure, Second Language Learning
Analyses of Five Years of Results from Project DATA (Developmentally Appropriate Treatment for Autism), a High-Quality Early Childhood Special Education Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Thomas, Carnot James – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study explored five years of results from participants in the Project DATA Comprehensive Treatment Model (CTM) which provided intensive early intervention services to young students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Data from up to 69 preschool students were utilized in determining pre-/post-program performance on a variety of outcome…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Program Effectiveness, Receptive Language