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Spear-Swerling, Louise – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
This study examined the learning of teacher candidates taking a language arts course in a special-educator preparation program and that of the second graders they tutored in a supervised field component of the course. Teacher candidates' knowledge of literacy instruction was assessed using five knowledge tasks; children were assessed on several…
Descriptors: Spelling, Field Experience Programs, Special Education Teachers, Literacy
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Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Peyton, Julia A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of code-oriented supplemental instruction for kindergarten students at risk for reading difficulties. Paraeducators were trained to provide 18 weeks of explicit instruction in phonemic skills and the alphabetic code. Students identified by their teachers meeting study eligibility criteria…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, High Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Instructional Effectiveness