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Bayless, Sara Douglass; Jenson, Jeffrey M.; Richmond, Melissa K.; Pampel, Fred C.; Cook, Miranda; Calhoun, Molly – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2018
Background: Afterschool programs (ASPs) in the United States have been implemented in low income neighborhoods to enable at-risk youth to access educational support services to increase academic skills. However, mixed findings about the ASPs positively affecting academic performance suggests a need for additional evaluative studies. Objective: The…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, After School Programs, Public Housing, Literacy Education
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Bates, Lauren; Breslow, Nicole; Hupert, Naomi – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2009
This report describes efforts by five states (Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Rhode Island) to improve adolescent literacy. Highlighting common challenges and lessons, the report examines how each state has engaged key stakeholders, set rigorous goals and standards, aligned resources to support adolescent literacy goals, built…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, State Departments of Education, Literacy, Adolescents
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Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Martella, Ronald C.; Kolts, Russell L.; Mitchell, Diane; Mitchell, Christopher – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2006
We examined the effects of a three-tier strategic model of intensifying instruction using "Reading Mastery Plus" in grades K-3 at a Title I school. Teachers received training and coaching before and during the program evaluation. They were assessed on their satisfaction with the program as well. The "Diagnostic Indicators of Basic…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Emergent Literacy, Diagnostic Tests, Program Evaluation