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Direct linkTyler, Emily Jehanne; Hughes, John Carl; Beverley, Michael; Hastings, Richard Patrick – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2015
Many children fail to acquire basic reading skills. The current evidence base for supplementary reading instruction indicates that explicit, systematic and intensive instruction in the early years for children considered to be "at-risk" of reading difficulties can have significant and preventative effects on reading skills. However,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Reading, Skills, Emergent Literacy
Snel, M. J.; Terwel, J.; Aarnoutse, C. A. J.; van Leeuwe, J. F. J. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
In a field experiment with 178 first-grade pupils, the effects of an experimental beginning reading programme were investigated. Both an experimental and a control group worked with the most frequently used Dutch beginning reading programme, "Learning to Read Safely." The instructional approach implemented in the experimental group was…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading
Michael D. Coyne; Mary Little; D'Ann Rawlinson; Deborah Simmons; Oi-man Kwok; Minjun Kim; Leslie Simmons; Shanna Hagan-Burke; Christina Civetelli – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
The purpose of this varied replication study was to evaluate the effects of a supplemental reading intervention on the beginning reading performance of kindergarten students in a different geographical location and in a different instructional context from the initial randomized trial. A second purpose was to investigate whether students who…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Kindergarten
McMaster, Kristen L.; Han, Insoon; Coolong-Chaffin, Melissa; Fuchs, Douglas – Elementary School Journal, 2013
In this study, a school district adopted Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS), a scientifically based, class-wide peer-tutoring program for reading. Sixteen new K-PALS teachers were assigned randomly to receive ongoing support from a university expert or from experienced K-PALS teachers within the district. K-PALS teachers who…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Districts, Peer Teaching, Reading Achievement
Liby, Bruce W.; Friedenberg, Jay; Yancopoulos, Sophia – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2009
This paper presents an assessment of how students perceive a typical classroom representation of center-of-mass. Participants were shown figures consisting of two filled black circles; they were told that these figures represented spheres or balls. They were then asked to indicate with a mark the point where the spheres would balance, i. e., they…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Control Groups, Student Attitudes, Beginning Reading
Download full textNational Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
A recent national study of state and local No Child Left Behind activities indicated that 80 percent of elementary teachers reported participating in 24 hours or less of professional development on reading instruction during the 2003-2004 school year and summer. Reading and professional development experts are concerned that this is not intensive…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Federal Legislation, Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Review of Educational Research, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading success of children in the elementary grades: reading curricula, instructional technology, instructional process programs, and combinations of curricula and instructional process. Study inclusion criteria included use of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Instructional Design, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs
Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ1), 2010
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading success of children in the elementary grades: reading curricula, instructional technology, instructional process programs, and combinations of curricula and instructional process. Study inclusion criteria included use of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs, Early Childhood Education
Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the beginning reading success of children in kindergarten and first grade: Reading curricula, instructional technology, instructional process programs, and combinations of curricula and instructional process. Study inclusion criteria…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs
