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Direct linkKatlynn Dahl-Leonard; Colby Hall; Michael P. Mesa; Tricia A. Zucker; Delanie Peacott – Grantee Submission, 2024
The purpose of this systematic observation study was to improve our understanding of small-group reading instruction for kindergarten students at risk for reading difficulties (RDs). We aimed to observe and document activity types addressed as well as instructional practices and materials employed during small-group instruction, with a particular…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Small Group Instruction, Kindergarten
Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Colby Hall; Michael P. Mesa; Tricia A. Zucker; Delanie Peacott – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2024
The purpose of this systematic observation study was to improve our understanding of small-group reading instruction for kindergarten students at risk for reading difficulties (RDs). We aimed to observe and document activity types addressed as well as instructional practices and materials employed during small-group instruction, with a particular…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Small Group Instruction, Kindergarten
Gema Del Moral – ProQuest LLC, 2022
English Language Learners (ELLs) are at an academic disadvantage with the rest of general education because they are linguistically challenged, especially in reading. Educators are recommended to use best practices to provide a good quality education to ELLs through the use of instructional tools. One instructional tool that is recommended to use…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Academic Achievement, English Language Learners
Download full textVillarreal, Michael U.; Lee, Han Bum – Texas Education Research Center, 2022
This study examined the effect of attending Pre-K 4 SA on students' educational achievement in third and fourth grades. Pre-K 4 SA is a high-quality pre-kindergarten (pre-K) program in San Antonio that meets all quality standards defined by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). The results showed that distance to Pre-K 4 SA…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, School Effectiveness, Preschool Education, Academic Achievement
Betty Alicia Cárdenas – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study employs an exploratory descriptive quantitative statistics design. District-level results in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) are explored to describe the achievement gaps that exist in districts implementing Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) programs and districts implementing Dual Language (DL)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Transitional Programs
Channon, Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study was designed to examine the effects of grade level retention on students' reading achievement, based on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Three research questions guided the study. Did students who were retained in kindergarten, first, or second grade reach academic success on 5th grade reading STAAR? Did…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students, Reading Tests
Dawn Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
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…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Grade 4, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Anakaren Lopez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research study investigates the impact of the rapid transition from paper-based to online administration of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams on student performance in a South Texas school district. The transition, mandated by House Bill 3261, presented Texas public schools with a tight timeline for adapting…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Testing, Scores
Hernandez, Fernando – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Improving reading performance among Hispanic students continues to be a national and state priority. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of literacy centers in first grade bilingual classrooms and its relation to students' Tejas LEE scores. This quasi-experimental study took place in two elementary schools in a South…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Bilingual Students, Literacy Education
Sáenz, Claudia V. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether school type (Title I versus non-Title I), English learner (EL) student percentage, and low-socioeconomic status (low-SES) student percentage could statistically predict the percentage of third-grade students who perform at the Meets Grade Level (MGL) performance on the State of Texas…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Grade 3, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Marcia J. Braswell – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The state of Texas requires a reading inventory for all kinder, first, and second grades students, as well as the state assessment in reading for third grade. Educators face numerous challenges when attempting to teach children and meet the rigor on state assessments. In order for students to be successful on state assessments, teachers must…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Reading Tests, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students
Filderman, Marissa J.; Toste, Jessica R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
For students who show inadequate response to research-based intervention, intensification of intervention using data-based decision making (DBDM) is recommended. There is a paucity of research on upper elementary students related to the efficacy of (a) word reading interventions and (b) DBDM procedures. This randomized controlled trial examined…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students, Intervention
Jose Villalobos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This research uses a descriptive quantitative statistical design to examine campus-level results from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). The focus is on describing the achievement disparities between campuses that implemented Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) programs and those implementing Dual Language (DL)…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Schleeter, Gideon D.; Slate, John R.; Moore, George W.; Lunenburg, Frederick C. – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2020
Analyzed in this investigation were the current Texas state-mandated assessments in reading and the extent to which test scores differed among English Language Learners who were Not Poor (i.e., did not qualify for the reduced or free lunch program), English Language Learners who were Moderately Poor (i.e., qualified for the reduced lunch program),…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Economic Status, Grade 3, English Language Learners
McGown, Jenny A. M.; Slate, John R. – Athens Journal of Education, 2019
In this investigation, differences in the reading performance as a function of degree of economic disadvantage for Texas Grade 3 students were examined. Data were obtained from the Texas Education Agency on all Texas Grade 3 students for the 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 school years. In all analyses, statistically significant differences,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement
