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Kidd, Julie K.; Gadzichowski, K. Marinka; Gallington, Deb A.; Lopez, Claudia; Pasnak, Robert – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
In early elementary school in most English-speaking countries children are taught "patterning," which involves learning repetitive patterns of colors or shapes (e.g., red, blue, green, red, blue, green). The present study was designed to test the effectiveness of patterning instruction when compared to equal amounts of instruction in…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Pattern Recognition
Kidd, Julie K.; Gadzichowski, K. Marinka; Gallington, Debbie A.; Boyer, Caroline E.; Pasnak, Robert – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The authors' purpose was to study the efficacy of patterning instruction in improving the reading and mathematics proficiency of first grade children. Patterning instruction was compared to equal time and effort spent on instruction on reading or mathematics or social studies, which are control conditions in this experiment. The question for…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Low Income, Grade 1, Immigrants