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Mobile Learning for Early Reading in Cambodia
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Oakley, Grace; Pegrum, Mark; Kheang, Thida; Seng, Krisna – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This paper reports on a mixed-methods study of the "Total Reading Approach for Children Plus" (TRAC+) program, with a particular focus on its mobile learning element, where tablets and an app called "Aan Khmer" (Read Khmer) were introduced into Cambodian schools to assist 'struggling students' in Grades 1 to 3 learn early…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Early Reading, Foreign Countries
Evaluation Study of the Istation Early Reading Program in Idaho
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Wolf, Rebecca; Ross, Steven; Eisinger, Jane; Reid, Alan; Armstrong, Clayton – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020
Istation is a digital-based instructional intervention tool for various content areas aimed at pre-K through 8th grade learners. The Istation Reading program consists of formative assessments, named Istation Indicators of Progress (ISIP™), which are computer-adaptive and diagnostic literacy assessments designed to track student growth over time.…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Early Reading, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 3 Evidence for Istation Early Reading
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Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020
This brief provides a summary of Tier 3 or "promising" evidence of Istation's Early Reading program in improving K-3 student performance in reading and English language arts (ELA). This quasi-experimental study examined whether students who attended schools that piloted Istation's Early Reading program during the 2017-18 school year had…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Early Reading
Linking Istation ISIP Early Reading with the Idaho ISAT
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Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020
This brief provides a summary of the validity of Istation ISIP Early Reading scores in predicting students' performance levels on the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) in English language arts (ELA). This correlational study analyzed how well third grade students' winter performance on the ISIP Early Reading test predicted their spring…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Early Reading, Reading Tests, Scores
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Reading Programs: A Demonstration with Recommendations for Future Research
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Hollands, Fiona M.; Kieffer, Michael J.; Shand, Robert; Pan, Yilin; Cheng, Henan; Levin, Henry M. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
We review the value of cost-effectiveness analysis for evaluation and decision making with respect to educational programs and discuss its application to early reading interventions. We describe the conditions for a rigorous cost-effectiveness analysis and illustrate the challenges of applying the method in practice, providing examples of programs…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Examining the Effects and Feasibility of a Teacher-Implemented Tier 1 and Tier 2 Intervention in Word Reading, Fluency, and Comprehension
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Solari, Emily J.; Denton, Carolyn A.; Petscher, Yaacov; Haring, Christa – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2018
This study investigates the effects and feasibility of an intervention for first-grade students at risk for reading difficulties or disabilities (RD). The intervention was provided by general education classroom teachers and consisted of 15 min whole-class comprehension lessons (Tier 1) and 30 min Tier 2 intervention sessions in word reading,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Feasibility Studies, Program Implementation, Word Study Skills