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Rachel L. Schechter; Rachel Gross; Laura Janakiefski – Online Submission, 2025
This two-year study examined the impact of Spalding's The Writing Road to Reading literacy program on student achievement across grades K-5 in 14 Arizona schools. Using a quasi-experimental matched design, researchers compared 687 students from three Spalding schools with 1228 students from eleven comparison schools using Fundations. Data from…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing Instruction, Reading Instruction
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Fisher, Ros – British Educational Research Journal, 2012
The paper is theoretically grounded in Cultural Historical Activity Theory, which holds that human development is founded within participation in social and cultural practices. In particular, the teaching of literacy is shaped not only by the curriculum as designated by policy makers and the institution in which it is located, but also by the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Classroom Communication, Cultural Context, Researchers