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Graham, Steve; Liu, Xinghua; Aitken, Angelique; Ng, Clarence; Bartlett, Brendan; Harris, Karen R.; Holzapfel, Jennifer – Reading Research Quarterly, 2018
Reading and writing are critical to students' success in and outside of school. Because they draw on common sources of knowledge and cognitive processes, involve meaning making, and can be used conjointly to accomplish important learning goals, it is often recommended that reading and writing should be taught together. This meta-analysis tested…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Program Evaluation, Statistical Analysis, Reading Comprehension
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Piasta, Shayne B.; Wagner, Richard K. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2010
Alphabet knowledge is a hallmark of early literacy and facilitating its development has become a primary objective of preschool instruction and intervention. However, little agreement exists about how to promote the development of alphabet knowledge effectively. A meta-analysis of the effects of instruction on alphabet outcomes demonstrated that…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Spelling, Beginning Reading, Alphabets