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Johns, Kyoko – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This article describes how kindergarten students represent their understanding of mathematical knowledge. The study examines the students' use of oral expressions, drawings, written language, and gestures when communicating mathematically with their classmates and teacher.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Mathematics Instruction, Comprehension, Oral Language
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Gerzel-Short, Lydia – School Community Journal, 2018
Family involvement in a child's education is vital to student success. This article presents qualitative findings from a more extensive study that examined family participation within a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework for K-1 grade students receiving Tier 2 reading interventions. RtI is a problem-solving tiered framework designed to…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Response to Intervention, Kindergarten
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Abenavoli, Rachel M.; Greenberg, Mark T. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
There is growing consensus among researchers and practitioners that children's socialemotional readiness makes unique contributions to their successful transition to and progress through school. However, many children still begin school ill-prepared for the behavioral demands they will encounter in the classroom. This study examines the joint…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Student Adjustment, Readiness
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Vernon-Feagans, L.; Bratsch-Hines, M.; Varghese, C.; Bean, A.; Hedrick, A. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2015
The targeted reading intervention (TRI) is a professional development program for rural kindergarten and first grade classroom teachers to help them provide effective reading strategies with struggling readers. In two randomized controlled trials, the TRI was delivered two ways: (1) literacy coaches provided support for classroom teachers through…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Intervention, Faculty Development, Rural Schools
Erica Lynn Kolat – ProQuest LLC, 2014
National surveys regarding blended and online programs continue to document an increased enrollment of K-12 students. However, the overall research base for this age group remains limited. Although some states collect and report data of fully online programs, information regarding blended and online programs in traditional school districts…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Online Courses, Urban Schools, Rural Schools
Rodgers, Moira Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative research study was an outcome evaluation of an alternative kindergarten curriculum to those currently used in most public schools. Tools of the Mind, a Vygotskian, play-based curriculum was implemented during the 2010-2011 school year in four kindergarten classrooms, involving data from approximately 50 students, within a public…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Play, Curriculum Evaluation, Outcomes of Education
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Chipere, Ngoni – Language Awareness, 2014
A study was conducted to measure possible sex differences in phonological awareness and reading ability among children in early primary school. A subset of the "Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills" (DIBELS) was administered to 140 children in kindergarten through to second grade (mean ages five to seven years). Independent…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Phonological Awareness, Reading Ability, Elementary School Students
Rodriguez, Billie Jo; Anderson, Cynthia M. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
Total group contingencies, a variation of interdependent group contingencies, provide educators with an efficient and effective mechanism to improve social behavior and increase academic skills. Their utility has not been examined in small educational groups. This is unfortunate as supplemental instruction frequently is delivered in small group…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Intervention, Small Group Instruction, Fidelity
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DeJager, Brett W.; Filter, Kevin J. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2015
This study assessed the effectiveness of prevent-teach-reinforce (P-T-R), a functional behavioral assessment-based intervention for students with behavior problems, using an A-B-A-B design with follow-up. Participants included three students in kindergarten, fourth grade, and fifth grade in a rural Midwestern school district. P-T-R interventions…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification
Collins, Mary Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The researcher evaluated the RtI framework of kindergarten (n = 686) and first grade (n = 592) students in a rural school district by assessing the accuracy of the universal screening method, monitoring the rate of improvement (ROI) in the tier groups, comparing the number of special education referrals, and determining the success rate of the…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Kindergarten
Rochford, Joseph A.; O'Neill, Adrienne; Gelb, Adele; Ross, Kimberly – Stark Education Partnership, 2014
Developed in 2003 by the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton with a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, "Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids" ("SPARK Ohio") is a family-centered kindergarten readiness program that works with families, schools, and the community. From its initial sites in Stark County, "SPARK…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal Aid
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Mokrova, Irina; Broekhuizen, Martine; Burchinal, Margaret – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
A growing body of research has shown that high quality early care and education (ECE) is positively related to the development of children's social and academic skills (e.g., Barnett, 2011; Lamb & Ahnert, 2006; NICHD ECCRN, 2006). There is evidence that high quality ECE experiences can improve children's levels of social adjustment (Bierman et…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Social Development
Sandilos, Lia E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the structural validity and stability of scores on a measure of global classroom quality, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, Kindergarten-Third Grade (CLASS K-3; Pianta, La Paro, & Hamre, 2008). Using data from a sample of 417 kindergarten classrooms in the rural Southern and Mid-Atlantic…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Rural Schools, Educational Quality, Measures (Individuals)
WestEd, 2014
Amargosa Valley School in Nevada could be considered representative of almost any preK-8 school that serves a large proportion of socioeconomically disadvantaged students and is focused on turning around persistently low achievement. Like other schools supported by federal School Improvement Grants, Amargosa is beginning to implement a reform plan…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Rural Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Low Achievement
Rezny, Crystal Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The research completed for this study focused on perceptions of selected regular education teachers from three school districts in northeastern Wisconsin on the topic of inclusion. The participants taught in regular education classrooms in grades pre-kindergarten through first grade in three different schools. Quantitative data were collected…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, General Education, Inclusion, Elementary School Teachers
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