ERIC Number: EJ1471860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0741-9325
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4756
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Effects of Paraeducator-Implemented Interventions on Student Literacy Skill Acquisition: A Review
Guy Martin1; Christopher J. Lemons2; Yasmina E. Haddad1
Remedial and Special Education, v46 n1 p79-90 2025
Paraeducators are increasingly tasked with delivering early literacy instruction to students with disabilities in elementary schools. This review synthesized findings from 19 studies that examined paraeducator-implemented early literacy instruction and reported the included studies' descriptive characteristics, methodological quality, and treatment outcomes. Studies were rated for methodological quality using the Council for Exceptional Children's quality indicators. This systematic review was the first to describe paraeducator-implemented early literacy instruction in elementary school settings across single-case research designs and between-group research designs and the first to apply a set of quality indicators to rate study quality. The synthesized evidence suggests that, with the appropriate training and supervision, paraeducators were able to facilitate student acquisition in phonological knowledge, word reading, fluency, comprehension, and spelling domains. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Literacy Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, Phonological Awareness, Reading Fluency, Word Recognition, Spelling, Role, Early Childhood Education, Reading Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Grant or Contract Numbers: H325D170005
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; 2Stanford University, CA, USA