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Brown, Kathleen J.; Patrick, Kelly C.; Fields, Matthew K.; Craig, Grace T. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2021
Since well before the release of the National Reading Panel report in 2000, phonemic awareness has been an important topic for reading researchers. However, it is unclear the extent to which commercial materials for phonemic awareness instruction are consistent with that report and subsequent research. In the current study, we investigated the use…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, Instructional Materials
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Sekhar S. Pindiprolu; David Forbush – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2024
Learning to read is an essential skill for later academic success, positive self-esteem, and gainful employment. Students who display reading difficulties/disabilities at the end of third grade are less likely to succeed in content areas and graduate from high school. Recent data suggests that many students in today's schools do not become skilled…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Skills, At Risk Students, Summer Programs
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Moylan, Laura A.; Johnson, Evelyn S.; Zheng, Yuzhu – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2022
This study describes the development of a special education teacher observation protocol detailing the elements of effective decoding instruction. The psychometric properties of the protocol were investigated through many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM). Video observations of classroom decoding instruction from 20 special education teachers across…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Special Education Teachers, Psychometrics, Video Technology
Gewertz, Catherine – Education Week, 2011
In a bid to help more students read proficiently in 3rd grade--a skill considered critical to their future educational success--new laws and initiatives springing up around the country require educators to step up their efforts to identify and help struggling readers even before they enter kindergarten. It's not unusual for states or school…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Primary Education, Preschool Education, Grade 3
Utah State Office of Education, 2012
Utah has successfully implemented a variety of endeavors to ensure literacy for all students. Proficiency rates in language arts in Utah have improved in all grade levels since 2005. Emphasis has been placed on grades K-3 and early intervention for students at risk. Resources available to these students include optional extended-day kindergarten,…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Early Intervention
Reid, Ethna R. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2010
By presenting a brief general history of educators' efforts and struggles to influence the intellectual and social growth of young children, it will help the reader understand why the Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction (ECRI), a research and consulting group concerned with instructional practices, sought for and obtained funds from the U.S.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills
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Pindiprolu, Sekhar S.; Forbush, David – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2009
In 2000, National Reading Panelists (NRP) reported that computer delivered reading instruction has potential for promoting the reading skills of students at-risk for reading failure. However, panelists also noted a scarcity of data present in the literature on the effects of computer-based reading instruction. This preliminary investigation…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students