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A Comparison of the Growth of Students Who Did and Did Not Attend a 4K Program Based on MAP Reading Achievement
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Bridget C. Fleming – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study aimed to determine the growth of students who did and did not attend a state-funded pre-kindergarten program based on Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) reading achievement. The study occurred in a rural school district in the southeastern United States. The sample population consisted of one treatment group (n = 97) and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Reading Tests, Reading Achievement
The Effects of Shared Book Reading on the Emotional Vocabulary Development of Preschool Children
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Lindsay R. Dennis; Taryn Wade; Tai Cole; Danielle Morsching; Cassidy Haglund – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2024
Emotion vocabulary development is a skill that can be targeted in preschools using shared book reading. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a shared book reading intervention on the development of preschool children's emotional vocabulary. Five typically developing 4-year-old children participated in the study. A single-case…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Vocabulary Development, Emotional Response
Unpacking Implementation: Fidelity and Barriers to Implementation of a Kindergarten Reading Intervention by Teachers
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Michael P. Mesa; Colby Hall; Tricia Zucker; Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Yoonkyung Oh; Carolyn Denton – Grantee Submission, 2024
Young students at risk for reading difficulties are likely to have long-term reading difficulties if they are not provided with evidence-based, supplemental instruction. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of a Tier 2 reading intervention ("Reading RULES! Kindergarten"; RRK) and its promise to improve outcomes for kindergarten…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
Unpacking Implementation: Fidelity and Barriers to Implementation of a Kindergarten Reading Intervention by Teachers
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Michael P. Mesa; Colby Hall; Tricia Zucker; Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Yoonkyung Oh; Carolyn Denton – Elementary School Journal, 2024
Young students at risk for reading difficulties are likely to have long-term reading difficulties if they are not provided with evidence-based, supplemental instruction. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of a Tier 2 reading intervention ("Reading RULES! Kindergarten;" RRK) and its promise to improve outcomes for kindergarten…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
Reading and Writing Relations Are Not Uniform: They Differ by the Linguistic Grain Size, Developmental Phase, and Measurement
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Young-Suk Grace Kim; Alissa Wolters; Joong won Lee – Review of Educational Research, 2024
We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate reading-writing relations. Beyond the overall relation, we systematically investigated moderation of the relation as a function of linguistic grain size (word reading and spelling versus reading comprehension and written composition), measurement of reading comprehension (e.g., multiple choice,…
Descriptors: Reading Writing Relationship, Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Age Differences
The Adoption of Test-Based Grade Retention Policies: An Event History Analysis
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Christopher Redding; Steven M. Carlo – Educational Policy, 2024
We use event history analysis on an aggregate dataset from 1997 to 2018 to understand the state-level antecedents associated with the adoption of test-based grade retention policies. Findings indicate that the educational conditions of a state to be more predictive of retention policy adoption than the political, economic, and geographic measures.…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, National Competency Tests, Educational History, Student Characteristics