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Download full textLi, Linlin; Ringstaff, Cathy; Tripathy, Rachel Grimes; Flynn, Kylie; Thomas, Larry – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study evaluated the efficacy of the Word Learning Strategies (WLS) supplementary program to improve elementary students' vocabulary skills and reading comprehension. The study used a multi-site cluster randomized, experimental design, which randomly assigned 92 4th grade classrooms (n=2558 students) from two cohorts to a treatment or control…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension
Direct linkBrownell, Mary; Kiely, Mary Theresa; Haager, Diane; Boardman, Alison; Corbett, Nancy; Algina, James; Dingle, Mary Patricia; Urbach, Jennifer – Exceptional Children, 2017
Two professional development (PD) models for teachers were compared on teacher and student outcomes. Special education teachers participated in Literacy Learning Cohorts (LLC), a PD innovation designed to improve content and pedagogical knowledge for providing reading instruction to upper elementary students with learning disabilities. The LLC,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Special Education Teachers, Literacy Education, Learning Disabilities
Hernandez, Esteban F. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of in-situational coaching on the reading success of English Language Learners. This study was conducted using a quantitative research design to analyze summative assessment data related to the reading success of English Language Learners in a sample from an identified population.…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Reading Instruction, English Language Learners, Statistical Analysis
Beam, Margaret; Faddis, Bonnie J.; Hahn, Karen – RMC Research Corporation, 2011
Scholastic's "System 44" is a foundational reading program intended for older struggling readers who have not mastered basic phonics and decoding skills. Combining researched-based phonics instruction with adaptive technology, "System 44" is designed to improve students' word reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. The…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Phonics, Decoding (Reading)
Skindrud, Karl; Gersten, Russell – Elementary School Journal, 2006
This independent evaluation of 2 commonly used approaches for accelerating reading achievement and reducing inappropriate special education referrals, Success for All (SFA) and Open Court, was conducted in 12 Title I schools in a large urban district in northern California. To compare the effects of these approaches, we collected data on 936 grade…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prediction, Reading Achievement, Special Education
Greenleaf, Cynthia; Hanson, Thomas; Herman, Joan; Litman, Cindy; Madden, Sarah; Rosen, Rachel; Boscardin, Christy; Schneider, Steve; Silver, David – National Science Foundation, 2009
This study investigates the effects of integrating literacy instruction with biology coursework on high school student learning. It would investigate the relationship between the growth in reading achievement and biology learning. It will target schools serving especially large populations of African American and Latino students. The project will…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Literacy Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Olson, Carol Booth; Land, Robert – Research in the Teaching of English, 2007
This study was conducted by members of a site of the California Writing Project in partnership with a large, urban, low-SES school district where 93% of the students speak English as a second language and 69% are designated Limited English Proficient. Over an eight-year period, a relatively stable group of 55 secondary teachers engaged in ongoing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Writing Ability, Standardized Tests
Dianda, Marcella R.; Flaherty, John F. – 1995
A study assessed the effectiveness of the Success for All Program for grade-one English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners in bilingual or ESL programs in three California elementary schools. The reading instruction program provides both native (in this case, Spanish) language support as well as English language instruction and materials. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Computer Oriented Programs
