NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Does not meet standards1
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Vardy, Emma J.; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Breadmore, Helen L.; Kung, Shu-Hsuan; Pétursdóttir, Anna-Lind; Zaru, Mai W.; McMaster, Kristen L. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2022
Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) is a class-wide structured supplementary paired reading programme to support learners with their reading (Fuchs et al., 1997). What remains at the core of implementing PALS in any given location is the co-creation with teachers to ensure PALS fits with that educational context. This paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
McMaster, Kristen L.; Baker, Kristi; Donegan, Rachel; Hugh, Maria; Sargent, Katherine – Remedial and Special Education, 2021
Many educators are unprepared to meet the needs of students with the most intensive reading intervention needs. The purpose of this review was to identify how researchers have provided professional development (PD) to support educators' implementation of intensive reading interventions, the extent to which these approaches included essential PD…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Intervention
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Poch, Apryl L.; McMaster, Kristen L.; Lembke, Erica S. – Elementary School Journal, 2020
A small proportion of students do not benefit sufficiently from standard intervention protocols and require more intensive, individualized instruction. Data-based instruction (DBI) has a strong evidence base for addressing students' intensive academic needs, yet it is not widely implemented. In this study, we explored the usability and feasibility…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Writing Difficulties
Poch, Apryl L.; McMaster, Kristen L.; Lembke, Erica S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
A small proportion of students do not benefit sufficiently from standard intervention protocols, and require more intensive, individualized instruction. Data-Based Instruction (DBI) has a strong evidence base for addressing students' intensive academic needs, yet it is not widely implemented. In this study, we explored the usability and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Writing Difficulties
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
McMaster, Kristen L.; Lembke, Erica S.; Shin, Jaehyun; Poch, Apryl L.; Smith, R. Alex; Jung, Pyung-Gang; Allen, Abigail A.; Wagner, Kyle – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
We examined the effects of a professional development (PD) system designed to support teachers' use of data-based instruction (DBI) to improve early writing outcomes for children with intensive needs. The PD system, called "DBI-TLC," provided tools for early writing assessment and intervention, learning modules including face-to-face…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Bresina, Britta Cook; McMaster, Kristen L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Data from a small randomized control trial of teachers' use of Data-Based Instruction (DBI) for early writing were analyzed to determine the influence of teacher knowledge, skills, and treatment fidelity on student Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) slope. Participants included 11 elementary grade teachers who delivered intensive intervention in…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teaching Skills, Writing Instruction, Curriculum Based Assessment
McMaster, Kristen L.; Lembke, Erica S.; Shin, Jaehyun; Poch, Apryl; Smith, R. Alex; Jung, Pyung-Gang; Allen, Abigail A.; Wagner, Kyle – Grantee Submission, 2019
We examined the effects of a professional development (PD) system designed to support teachers' use of data-based instruction (DBI) to improve early writing outcomes for children with intensive needs. The PD system, called DBI-TLC, provided "tools" for early writing assessment and intervention, "learning modules" including…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills