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Effects of First-Grade Number Knowledge Tutoring with Contrasting Forms of Practice
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Geary, David C.; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Douglas; Schatschneider, Christopher; Hamlett, Carol L.; DeSelms, Jacqueline; Seethaler, Pamela M.; Wilson, Julie; Craddock, Caitlin F.; Bryant, Joan D.; Luther, Kurstin; Changas, Paul – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 1st-grade number knowledge tutoring with contrasting forms of practice. Tutoring occurred 3 times per week for 16 weeks. In each 30-min session, the major emphasis (25 min) was number knowledge; the other 5 min provided practice in 1 of 2 forms. Nonspeeded practice reinforced relations…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Tutoring, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction
Decreasing Reading Differences in Children from Disadvantaged Backgrounds: The Effects of an Early Literacy Intervention
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Hagans, Kristi S.; Good, Roland H., III – Contemporary School Psychology, 2013
Children from low socioeconomic backgrounds (SES) are at increased risk of reading problems. Although phonological awareness consistently emerges as a critical literacy skill for children, little research exists regarding the effects of the acquisition of phonological awareness skills on decreasing the reading achievement gap between children of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Reading, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap
Benefits of the Michiana Daily Mathtracks Programme for Students Living in Poverty
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Davies, Randall S.; Qudisat, Rasha M. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
This paper summarizes results from a math intervention implemented in a high-poverty urban community. Over 7,300 students from kindergarten to 4th grade in 1 low-socioeconomic-status school district participated in the study. Students from 13 different schools (36 different classroom) participated in the treatment. Comparisons were made to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Poverty, Urban Areas
Process Evaluation of the Instant Word Notebook
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Roberts, Jeannie Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This program evaluation of The Instant Word Notebook was conducted by two educators who created an instructional tool to teach and assess the most frequently occurring words in written text, commonly known as Instant Words. In an effort to increase the reading scores of first and second grade students, teachers were instructed to teach Instant…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Feedback (Response), Educational Strategies, Control Groups
Project Early Kindergarten Evaluation: Results through 2009-10 of a Saint Paul Public Schools Initiative
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Maxfield, Jennifer; Gozali-Lee, Edith; Mueller, Dan – Wilder Research, 2010
Project Early Kindergarten (PEK) aims to improve the school-readiness of Saint Paul children and help close the achievement gap through offering high-quality educational experiences for preschool children. This report comes at the conclusion of the sixth year of PEK. Following an initial planning year (2004-05), PEK has served children through the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Public Schools, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
Project Early Kindergarten Evaluation: Summary of Results through 2009-10 of a Saint Paul Public Schools Initiative
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Wilder Research, 2010
The Saint Paul Public Schools' Project Early Kindergarten program aims to improve the school readiness of Saint Paul children. The program offers a rigorous academic approach and targets children who are English Language Learners, come from low-income families, or need Special Education services. Ultimately, the program intends to help close Saint…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Public Schools, School Readiness, Second Language Learning