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Intensifying Instruction: Does Additional Instructional Time Make a Difference for the Most At-Risk First Graders?
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Harn, Beth A.; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Roberts, Gregory – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
Research is clear on the benefit of early intervention efforts and the importance of intensive instructional supports; however, understanding which features to intensify is less clear. General intervention features of group size, instructional delivery, and time are areas schools can consider manipulating to intensify instruction. Also, each of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Early Reading, Academic Achievement, Educationally Disadvantaged
Reading Achievement Gaps, Correlates, and Moderators of Early Reading Achievement: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) Kindergarten to First Grade Sample
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Chatterji, Madhabi – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
This study estimated reading achievement gaps in different ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic groups of 1st graders in the U.S. compared with specific reference groups and identified statistically significant correlates and moderators of early reading achievement. A subset of 2,296 students nested in 184 schools from the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Early Reading