ERIC Number: ED657534
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
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Unpacking Implementation: Fidelity and Barriers to Implementation of a Kindergarten Reading Intervention by Teachers
Michael P. Mesa; Colby Hall; Tricia Zucker; Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Yoonkyung Oh; Carolyn Denton
Grantee Submission, Elementary School Journal v125 n1 p77-105 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 students (n = 92) at risk of reading difficulties. Participating teachers (n = 21) were randomly assigned to deliver RRK or business-as-usual instruction. Although the results suggest null treatment effects, the intervention appears to have promising effects on students' word-reading skills when implemented with sufficient dosage. However, most teachers in the study struggled to implement the intervention with sufficient dosage and adherence, citing systems level barriers to implementation such as insufficient time. The results suggest teachers may need more systems-level support to ensure the intensity of instruction required to improve the early reading skills of students at risk for reading difficulties.
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Barriers, Program Effectiveness, Evidence Based Practice, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Burnout, Measures (Individuals), Emergent Literacy, Reading Tests, Reading Fluency, COVID-19, Pandemics, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Young Children
Related Records: EJ1435515
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Maslach Burnout Inventory; Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A180094; R324B200018