ERIC Number: EJ1435515
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-5984
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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
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), Young Children, Emergent Literacy, Reading Tests, Reading Fluency, COVID-19, Pandemics, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Elementary School Students
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Related Records: ED657534
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Maslach Burnout Inventory; Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
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