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Direct linkJones, Stephanie M.; LaRusso, Maria; Kim, James; Yeon Kim, Ha; Selman, Robert; Uccelli, Paola; Barnes, Sophie P.; Donovan, Suzanne; Snow, Catherine – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2019
With a sample of 7,752 fourth- to seventh-grade students in 25 schools which were randomized at the school level to condition, this article reports experimental impacts of an enhanced version of Word Generation on student outcomes at the end of Year 1 and of Year 2. Word Generation employs analysis, synthesis, critique, and problem-solving…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Academic Language
Download full textJones, Stephanie M.; Kim, James; LaRusso, Maria; Kim, Ha Yeon; Selman, Robert; Uccelli, Paola; Barnes, Sophie; Donovan, Suzanne; Snow, Catherine – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Word Generation (WG) is a research-based vocabulary program for middle school students designed to teach words through language arts, math, science, and social studies classes. The program consists of weekly units that introduce 5 high-utility target words through brief passages designed to spark active examination and discussion of contemporary…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Middle School Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Group Discussion
Jones, Stephanie M.; Brown, Joshua L.; Aber, J. Lawrence – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
Over the last two decades, developmental science has made significant progress in understanding children's trajectories toward social-emotional and academic outcomes. At the same time, there has been dramatic growth in the design, implementation, and rigorous evaluation of school-based interventions to promote positive social-emotional development…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Grade 3, Literacy
Jones, Stephanie M.; Kim, James; LaRusso, Maria; Kim, Ha Yeon; Snow, Catherine – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
"Time to Act," a 2009 report of the Carnegie Corporation's Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy, concludes that U.S. students are ill-prepared for the literacy challenges of 21st century higher education, employment, and citizenship. Word Generation (WG) is a research-based vocabulary program for middle school students designed to…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Poverty, Middle School Students, Vocabulary Development
Brown, Joshua L.; Jones, Stephanie M.; Aber, J. Lawrence – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
This presentation capitalizes on a three-year, longitudinal, school-randomized trial of the 4Rs Program, a comprehensive, school-based social-emotional and literacy program for elementary schools, to test intervention induced changes in features of classroom climate and key dimensions of teacher affective and pedagogical processes and practices…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Achievement, Literacy, Classroom Environment
Berg, Juliette; Torrente, Catalina; Aber, J. Lawrence; Jones, Stephanie M.; Brown, Joshua L. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
The 4Rs Program (Reading, Writing, Respect and Resolution) is a "dual focus" whole school universal intervention designed to promote literacy development and social-emotional learning, that is currently being rigorously evaluated using a school-randomized trial of 18 elementary schools (9 intervention, 9 control) in New York City. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Change, Data, Program Evaluation
