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Cynthia S. Puranik; Anthony Koutsoftas – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: Although children with language-based learning disabilities (LLD) demonstrate significant difficulties with writing, empirical evidence to support interventions is sparse. Therefore, the purpose of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility and promise of a writing intervention for fourth- and fifth-grade students with LLD (WILLD:…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Language Impairments
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2018
"Achieve3000®" is a supplemental online literacy program that provides nonfiction reading content to students in grades preK-12 and focuses on building phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills. "Achieve3000®" is designed to help students advance their nonfiction reading skills…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Literacy Education, Electronic Learning, Nonfiction
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Glina, Monica B. – Democracy & Education, 2015
The problem of bullying in schools cannot be overstated. Researchers have examined the problem of bullying in schools from a variety of perspectives and have found that bullying has serious short-and long-term effects not just for the victim but for the bully as well. A variety of interventions have been implemented, and research shows that the…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prosocial Behavior, Victims, Aggression
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
The study featured in this What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Quick Review examined whether exposure to "Odyssey[R] Math," a web-based mathematics curriculum and assessment tool, improved mathematics achievement of fourth-grade students. The study analyzed data from 2,456 fourth-grade students in 122 classrooms in 32 elementary schools in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Web Based Instruction, Intervention
Berrios, Mercedes – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this case study was to examine the factors pertaining to socially, economically, and culturally disadvantaged students, and to relate how these factors do not prohibit these students from demonstrating academic progress in literacy if they are provided with additional academic assistance and resources. This study examined roles and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Achievement, Literacy, Lunch Programs
Principato, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This quantitative study examined the impact, if any, of two general co-teaching models on the academic achievement of all of the fourth-grade students in a small suburban elementary school district. It addressed co-teaching methods as possible supports to improve literacy gains for all elementary school students. The researcher investigated the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Economic Status, Adaptive Testing, Academic Achievement
Minuskin, Sondra – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of professional development on the knowledge and classroom practices of teachers of science in kindergarten through Grade 5. These teachers, trained to be generalists in the content areas, were strongly prepared in pedagogical practices, reading skills, basic language arts, and mathematics…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Intervention, Kindergarten, Science Teachers