ERIC Number: EJ1472577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-8294
EISSN: EISSN-1550-3259
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The Impact of a National Implementation of Tier 2 Structured Literacy Teaching for Children in Their First Year at School
Brigid McNeill; Gail Gillon
Topics in Language Disorders, v45 n2 p94-111 2025
This national implementation study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Tier 2 structured literacy teaching set within a multi-tiered system of support. Case-controlled matching was used to determine the impact of the implementation for 1,265 5-year-old children. One comparison group included 1,265 children who were matched to the experimental group on demographic and reading variables (i.e., a reading-matched control). The second comparison group included 1,265 children who were matched on demographic factors but presented with relatively stronger reading skills (i.e., demographically matched control). Tier 2 participants scored higher in reading and spelling than their reading-matched peers following intervention. Further, their reading and spelling did not differ from the demographically matched control group following intervention. Results suggest that timely and effective Tier 2 teaching support can be delivered at scale. The critical role of professional development and resourcing to facilitate implementation of evidence-based structured literacy teaching practices at a national level is discussed.
Descriptors: Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Literacy Education, Program Effectiveness, Young Children, Reading Skills, Spelling, Intervention, Faculty Development, Grade 1, Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Phonemic Awareness, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Decoding (Reading), Reading Fluency
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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