Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Author
| Beach, Kristen D. | 1 |
| Bocian, Kathleen M. | 1 |
| Flynn, Lindsay | 1 |
| Mokhtari, Kouider | 1 |
| O'Connor, Rollanda E. | 1 |
| Sanchez, Victoria | 1 |
| Velten, Justin | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Woodcock Johnson Tests of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMokhtari, Kouider; Velten, Justin – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2015
In this quasi-experimental study, we assessed the promise of Word Generation, a research-based academic vocabulary program, on improving the reading achievement outcomes of struggling sixth-grade readers in an after-school small group instructional setting. After 34 hours of academic vocabulary instruction, we compared the performance of a…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Grade 6, Vocabulary Skills, Vocabulary Development
Download full textO'Connor, Rollanda E.; Beach, Kristen D.; Sanchez, Victoria; Bocian, Kathleen M.; Flynn, Lindsay – Grantee Submission, 2015
We tested the effects of teaching reading skills through U.S. History content for 38 eighth-grade poor readers whose reading ability ranged from 2nd to 4th grade levels. Half of the students received special education services and half of the students were English Language Learners. Students were taught to decode multisyllabic words, learn…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Reading Difficulties
