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Direct linkDay, Bryce B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the effects, if any, of a supplemental phonics curriculum, Saxon Phonics, on the reading achievement of first-grade students in one mountain-west, semirural, school district. The design was casual-comparative and ex post facto, and answered the questions: (1) Do students taught using a…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
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Download full textAlsamadani, Hashem Ahmed – English Language Teaching, 2017
The current research study investigated the effects of talking story books on Saudi young EFL learners' reading comprehension skills. A sample of Saudi-young-EFL learners were randomly selected and divided into two groups: an experimental group (40 students) and a control group (39 students). Students of both groups took a pre reading…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multivariate Analysis
Cassady, Jerrell C.; Smith, Lawrence L.; Thomas, Christopher L. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2018
The growing number of students whose primary language does not match the language of their schools and a steadily growing performance gap has prompted widespread attention to support emergent literacy gains for those students. This study randomly assigned schools in a Southwestern U.S. state with English language learners (ELLs) in kindergarten…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, English Language Learners, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement
Cheung, Alan; Mak, Barley; Abrami, Philip; Wade, Anne; Lysenko, Larysa – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2016
This pilot project investigated the effects of ABRACADABRA (ABRA), a web-based literacy program developed by the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) at Concordia University, on primary school children in Hong Kong. A total of 125 Primary 2 students participated in a 14-week long study. Five classes were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Literacy Education, Control Groups
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Viarengo, Martina – Centre for Economic Performance, 2016
Significant numbers of people have very low levels of literacy in many OECD countries and, because of this, face significant labour market penalties. Despite this, it remains unclear what teaching strategies are most useful for actually rectifying literacy deficiencies. The subject remains hugely controversial amongst educationalists and has…
Descriptors: Literacy, Teaching Methods, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Vaden-Kiernan, Michael; Borman, Geoffrey; Caverly, Sarah; Bell, Nance; de Castilla, Veronica Ruiz; Sullivan, Kate; Fleming, Grace – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
This study addresses the effectiveness of a widely used core reading program that reflects the research-based practices recommended by the National Reading Panel. This and other similar programs are increasingly used to prevent reading difficulties and ensure that all children are reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Evidence Based Practice, Elementary School Students
Leinen, Amy Bethel – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined the effects of a phonics-based intervention on the reading outcomes of non-Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs). Thirty-six K-3, primarily Karen- and Hmong-speaking ELs were randomly assigned to receive a modified version of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS; Fuchs et al., 2001b) combined with…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Reading Fluency, Phonics, Intervention
Jamaludin, Khairul Azhar; Alias, Norlidah; Mohd Khir, Roselina Johari; DeWitt, Dorothy; Kenayathula, Husaina Banu – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
A quasi-experimental research design was used to investigate the effectiveness of synthetic phonics in the development of early reading skills among struggling young English as a second language (ESL) readers in a rural school. The pretest and posttest, adapted from the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) for Preschool Students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Phonics
Buckingham, Jennifer; Beaman-Wheldall, Robyn; Wheldall, Kevin – Cogent Education, 2014
The study reported here examined the efficacy of a small group (Tier 2 in a three-tier Response to Intervention model) literacy intervention for older low-progress readers (in Years 3-6). This article focuses on the second phase of a two-phase, crossover randomized control trial involving 26 students. In Phase 1, the experimental group (E1)…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Effect Size
Abrami, Philip; Borohkovski, Eugene; Lysenko, Larysa – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2015
This meta-analysis summarizes research on the effects of a comprehensive, interactive web-based software (AXXX) on the development of reading competencies among kindergarteners and elementary students. Findings from seven randomized control trials and quasi-experimental studies undertaken in a variety of contexts across Canada, Australia and Kenya…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kyle, Fiona; Kujala, Janne; Richardson, Ulla; Lyytinen, Heikki; Goswami, Usha – Reading Research Quarterly, 2013
We report an empirical comparison of the effectiveness of two theoretically motivated computer-assisted reading interventions (CARI) based on the Finnish GraphoGame CARI: English GraphoGame Rime (GG Rime) and English GraphoGame Phoneme (GG Phoneme). Participants were 6-7-year-old students who had been identified by their teachers as being…
Descriptors: Literacy, Foreign Countries, Control Groups, Phonemes
Dixon, Pauline; Schagen, Ian; Seedhouse, Paul – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2011
The aim of this study using a quasi-experimental design was to investigate whether utilising synthetic phonics in schools catering for low-income families in India would increase reading and spelling attainment in English. Over 500 children in 20 schools took part in the 6-month programme. Just over half of the children experienced lessons…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Spelling, Intervention
