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Weber, Elaine Marie – 1975
This study examined the effects of two programs which differed in the methods they employed to develop reading readiness. The two methods represented were a language experience approach and a phonics approach. The subjects were children from kindergarten classes in two elementary schools in Flint, Michigan. All subjects were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Doctoral Dissertations, Language Experience Approach, Phonics
Peer reviewedD'Annunzio, Anthony – Journal of Reading, 1994
Describes a joint literacy program between Drexel University in Philadelphia and the Center for Literacy which is based on three nonintrusive instructional procedures: the language-experience approach, individualized reading, and expressive writing. Presents case studies of three adult learners. Evaluates the program's effectiveness. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Stahl, Steven A.; Miller, Patricia D. – 1988
To examine the effects of the language experience approach (LEA) on beginning reading achievement, a study analyzed five projects conducted as part of the United States Office of Education first grade studies and 32 additional studies comparing basal reading approaches to LEA. Using two methods of quantitative synthesis (vote-counting and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
Bruton, Ronald W.; Owen, Thomas R. – 1988
A study compared the effectiveness of intensive phonics instruction (a combination of the Distar and Lippincott methods) with a language experience approach (Success in Reading program) in the first and second grades. Subjects, 48 first and second grade students in the Hillsboro School District in Oregon, were divided into two groups (matched…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
Download full textSchotanus, Helen; And Others – 1992
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the second year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 29 Reading Recovery teachers from the 1990-91 class, 21 teachers in the class trained in school year 1991-92, and the two teacher leaders, a total of 52 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1991-92 school year. A…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, High Risk Students
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1991
A study examined the results and effectiveness of a pilot Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. Fifteen New Hampshire school districts, including 29 different schools, participated in the first year of the program (school year 1990-91). A total of 223 first-grade children identified as being at risk of reading failure were served. Of these,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, High Risk Students
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1993
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the third year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 50 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 32 teachers in the new class, and 3 teacher leaders, a total of 85 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1992-93 school year. A total of 422 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
