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Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
We examined the efficacy of 20 weeks of individual supplemental phonics-based instruction for language minority (LM) and non-LM first graders. Students were designated LM if the primary home language was not English (otherwise non-LM). Those performing in the bottom half of their classroom LM/non-LM group in letter knowledge and phonological…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency, Phonics
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Jenkins, Joseph R.; Vadasy, Patricia F.; Peyton, Julia A.; Sanders, Elizabeth A. – Reading Teacher, 2003
Describes a tool for finding texts that match children's decoding skills. Begins with an overview of current thinking and research on the use of decodable text in beginning reading instruction. Presents five steps to show how teachers can locate decodable texts that match and supplement their phonics instruction. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Media Selection