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Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Nelson, J. Ron – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
A two-cohort cluster-randomized trial was conducted to estimate effects of small-group supplemental vocabulary instruction for at-risk kindergarten English learners (ELs). Connections students received explicit instruction in high-frequency decodable root words, and interactive book reading (IBR) students were taught the same words in a storybook…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Instructional Effectiveness
Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Nelson, J. Ron – Grantee Submission, 2015
A two-cohort cluster randomized trial was conducted to estimate effects of small-group supplemental vocabulary instruction for at-risk kindergarten English learners (ELs). "Connections" students received explicit instruction in high-frequency decodable root words, and interactive book reading (IBR) students were taught the same words in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Instructional Effectiveness
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Benner, Gregory J.; Mattison, Richard E.; Nelson, J. Ron; Ralston, Nicole C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of four types of language disorders among public school students (N = 152) classified as Emotional Disturbance (ED). We also examined the association of the types of language disorders experienced by these students with specific learning disabilities and clinical levels of specific types of…
Descriptors: Incidence, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments