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ERIC Number: ED645345
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 178
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3814-2480-5
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Differences in the Reading Performance of Texas Grade 4 Students Enrolled in Title I, Part A and Non-Title I, Part A Schools as a Function of Gender and Emergent Bilingual Status: A Multiyear, Statewide Investigation
Dawn Rodriguez
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Sam Houston State University
Purpose: The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine the degree to which enrollment in a Title I, Part A school was related to the reading performance of Grade 4 students on the Texas state-mandated reading assessment. Specifically examined was the extent to which boys and girls enrolled in Title I, Part A schools and non-Title I , Part A schools and Emergent Bilingual and non-Emergent Bilingual students enrolled in Title I, Part A schools differed in their reading performance during the 2016-2017, 2017- 2018, and 2018-2019 school years. Method: A causal-comparative research design was present for all three studies (Johnson & Christensen, 2020). Archival data were collected through a Public Information Request form submitted to and fulfilled by the Texas Education Agency Public Education Information Management System for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 school years. Findings: After conducting statistical analyses, Texas Grade 4 students enrolled in Title I, Part A schools were determined to have statistically significantly lower reading scores than Texas Grade 4 students who were enrolled in non-Title I, Part A schools. With respect to gender, boys and girls enrolled in Title I, Part A schools had statistically significantly lower reading test scores than their peers enrolled in non-Title I, Part A schools. In all three Reading Reporting Categories and all grade level performance standards (i.e., Approaches Grade Level, Meets Grade Level, and Masters Grade Level), boys and girls enrolled in non-Title I, Part A schools outperformed their peers enrolled in Title I, Part A schools. Effect sizes for the Reading Reporting Categories for boys and girls for all three school years were moderate. Regarding language status, Emergent Bilingual students enrolled in Title I, Part A schools performed statistically significantly lower on the Grade 4 STAAR Reading exam than their non-Emergent Bilingual peers enrolled in Title I, Part A schools. In all three Reading Reporting Categories and all grade level performance standards, Emergent Bilingual students enrolled in Title I, Part A schools had lower reading skills than did non-Emergent Bilingual students. Effect sizes for the Reading Reporting Categories were small for all three school years. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
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