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Direct linkVadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Nelson, J. Ron – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
A two-cohort cluster-randomized trial was conducted to estimate effects of small-group supplemental vocabulary instruction for at-risk kindergarten English learners (ELs). Connections students received explicit instruction in high-frequency decodable root words, and interactive book reading (IBR) students were taught the same words in a storybook…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textVadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Nelson, J. Ron – Grantee Submission, 2015
A two-cohort cluster randomized trial was conducted to estimate effects of small-group supplemental vocabulary instruction for at-risk kindergarten English learners (ELs). "Connections" students received explicit instruction in high-frequency decodable root words, and interactive book reading (IBR) students were taught the same words in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Instructional Effectiveness
Vadasy, Patricia F.; Nelson, J. Ron; Sanders, Elizabeth A. – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
This study examines the longer term effectiveness of a standard protocol, Tier 2 supplemental vocabulary intervention for kindergarten English learners, designed to develop root word vocabulary knowledge and reinforce beginning word reading skills. Participating students in the original study ("n" = 93 treatment, 92 control) received 20…
Descriptors: Intervention, Vocabulary Skills, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Skills
Benner, Gregory J.; Nelson, J. Ron; Stage, Scott A.; Ralston, Nicole C. – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which two specific elements of fidelity of implementation (i.e., adherence and quality of delivery) enhanced or constrained the effects of a reading intervention for middle school students experiencing reading difficulties. A total of 281 middle school students with reading difficulties…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Difficulties, Comprehension, Middle Schools
Benner, Gregory J.; Nelson, J. Ron; Ralston, Nicole C.; Mooney, Paul – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
The findings of a meta-analysis of the effect of reading instruction on the reading skills of students with or at risk of behavioral disorders (BD) are reported. The goal of the synthesis was to extend the work of Coleman and Vaughn by (a) detailing independent variables and outcome measures for each study, (b)including studies sampling from…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Literacy Education, Reading Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
Nelson, J. Ron; Lane, Kathleen L.; Benner, Gregory J.; Kim, Ockjean – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
The findings of a best-evidence synthesis of the collateral effect of literacy instruction on the social adjustment of students are reported. The goal of the synthesis was to extend the work of Wanzek, Vaughn, Kim, and Cavanaugh (2006) by (a) reviewing treatment-outcomes conducted using group design methodology; (b) focusing on a more defined set…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Social Adjustment, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Mooney, Paul; Benner, Gregory J.; Nelson, J. Ron; Lane, Kathleen L.; Beckers, Gerlinde – Beyond Behavior, 2008
Secondary schools--be they middle schools or high schools--are reading-rich environments. Secondary schools provide contexts in which students must regularly read and write competently to demonstrate their literacy achievement. In any given semester, there are short stories and novels to read, comprehend, and analyze; civics and science texts…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Remedial Reading, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Nelson, J. Ron; Stage, Scott; Trout, Alex; Duppong-Hurley, Kristin; Epstein, Michael H. – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Multinomial stepwise logistic regression analyses were used to establish the most robust set of risk factors that would best predict low basic reading skills (i.e., a standard score less than 85 on the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-Revised Basic Reading Skills cluster) of kindergarten and first-grade children at risk for emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Mastery Tests, At Risk Students
