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McCormick, Meghan P.; Weiland, Christina; Hsueh, JoAnn; Maier, Michelle; Hagos, Rama; Snow, Catherine; Leacock, Nicole; Schick, Laura – Grantee Submission, 2019
As states and districts expand access to publicly funded PreK programs, researchers and policymakers have been grappling with experimental evidence demonstrating that the benefits of PreK on academic skills are not likely to last into early elementary school. A leading hypothesis to explain this phenomenon is that PreK and the elementary grades…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Alignment (Education)
Ladnier-Hicks, Jamie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine if third grade reading performance of students enrolled in south Mobile County Title I schools improved as a result of the first year implementation of the Scott Foresman "Reading Street" program. Attempts were also made to identify predictors that may improve future reading performance and data…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement
McCarthy, Betsy; Michel, Lisa; Tiu, Michelle; Atienza, Sara; Rice, John; Nakamoto, Jonathan; Tafoya, Armando – WestEd, 2011
"The Electric Company" ("TEC") television show won the hearts of children because it made learning fun. Thirty years later, the iconic show has returned with the goal of not only teaching literacy, but also numeracy (the ability to work with and understand numbers) and mathematics vocabulary in a fun, entertaining, and engaging…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Literacy, Phonics, Formative Evaluation