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Implementing Team-Based Learning in Middle School Social Studies Classes
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Wanzek, Jeanne; Kent, Shawn C.; Vaughn, Sharon; Swanson, Elizabeth A.; Roberts, Greg; Haynes, Martha – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The authors examined the effects of team-based learning (TBL) implemented in Grade 8 social studies classes on student content acquisition. Twenty-four classes were randomly assigned to treatment or comparison blocking on teacher. In the treatment classes teachers integrated TBL practices in the content instruction. The authors examined teacher…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Middle School Students, Social Studies
Intensive Interventions in Reading for Students with Reading Disabilities: Meaningful Impacts
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Vaughn, Sharon; Wanzek, Jeanne – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2014
We use three data sources to build a rationale for why intensive interventions are necessary for students with pervasive reading disabilities: current data on the performance of students with disabilities on reading achievement measures over time, observation studies on students with reading disabilities in general and special education…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Reading Achievement
Intensive Interventions in Reading for Students with Reading Disabilities: Meaningful Impacts
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Vaughn, Sharon; Wanzek, Jeanne – Grantee Submission, 2014
We use three data sources to build a rationale for why intensive interventions are necessary for students with pervasive reading disabilities: current data on the performance of students with disabilities on reading achievement measures over time, observation studies on students with reading disabilities in general and special education…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement, Observation
Interactive Read-Alouds for English Learners in the Elementary Grades
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Giroir, Shannon; Grimaldo, Leticia Romero; Vaughn, Sharon; Roberts, Greg – Reading Teacher, 2015
This article describes the implementation of a read-aloud routine focused on the development of vocabulary knowledge and comprehension for English Learners (ELs) in grades K-3. This paper describes the steps of a daily read-aloud system, including key applications of second language acquisition and culturally responsive pedagogy with examples of…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Elementary School Students, Young Children, English (Second Language)
Early Numeracy Intervention Program for First-Grade Students with Mathematics Difficulties
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Bryant, Diane Pedrotty; Bryant, Brian R.; Roberts, Greg; Vaughn, Sharon; Pfannenstiel, Kathleen Hughes; Porterfield, Jennifer; Gersten, Russell – Grantee Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an early numeracy preventative Tier 2 intervention on the mathematics performance of first-grade students with mathematics difficulties. Researchers used a pretest-posttest control group design with randomized assignment of 139 students to the Tier 2 treatment condition and 65 students to…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Numeracy, Intervention, Mathematics Skills