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Supporting Knowledge and Language Acquisition of Secondary Emergent Bilinguals through Social Studies Instruction
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Leticia R. Martinez; Sarah Fishstrom; Sharon Vaughn; Philip Capin; Coleen D. Carlson; Tim T. Andress; David J. Francis – Reading Research Quarterly, 2024
This study examined the initial efficacy of World Generation (WorldGen), a Tier I social studies instructional approach for emergent bilingual (EB) students and their native English-speaking (non-EB) peers in Grades 6 and 7. WorldGen builds on prior research on instructional practices that have been associated with improved content knowledge and…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, World History
Improving Content Knowledge and Comprehension for English Language Learners: Findings from a Randomized Control Trial
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Sharon Vaughn; Leticia R. Martinez; Jeanne Wanzek; Greg Roberts; Elizabeth Swanson; Anna-Mária Fall – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Supporting the reading comprehension and content knowledge acquisition of English language learners (ELs) requires instructional practices that continue beyond developing the foundational skills of reading. In particular, the challenges ELs face highlight the importance of teaching reading comprehension practices in the middle grades through…
Descriptors: Course Content, Social Studies, Grade 8, Middle School Teachers
Improving Reading Comprehension and Social Studies Knowledge in Middle School
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Vaughn, Sharon; Swanson, Elizabeth A.; Roberts, Greg; Wanzek, Jeanne; Stillman-Spisak, Stephanie J.; Solis, Michael; Simmons, Deborah – Reading Research Quarterly, 2013
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a content acquisition and reading comprehension treatment implemented by eighth-grade social studies teachers. Using a within-teacher design, the eighth-grade teachers' social studies classes were randomly assigned to treatment or comparison conditions. Teachers (n = 5) taught the same instructional…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Studies, Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading
Embedding Reading Comprehension Training in Content-Area Instruction
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Williams, Joanna P.; Stafford, K. Brooke; Lauer, Kristen D.; Hall, Kendra M.; Pollini, Simonne – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
This study evaluated the effectiveness of comprehension training embedded in a program that taught science content to 2nd graders. The program included instruction about the structure of compare-contrast expository text, emphasizing clue words, generic questions, graphic organizers, and the close analysis of well-structured text exemplars. This…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Grade 2, Comparative Analysis
Louisiana Striving Readers: Final Evaluation Report
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Vaden-Kiernan, Michael; Caverly, Sarah; Bell, Nance; Sullivan, Kate; Fong, Carlton; Atwood, Erin; Borman, Geoffrey; Park, So Jung; Jones, Debra Hughes – SEDL, 2012
The Louisiana Striving Readers evaluation assessed the implementation and effectiveness of the Voyager "Passport Reading Journeys" (PRJ), a widely used supplemental literacy intervention for struggling adolescent readers that reflects the research-based practices recommended by the National Reading Panel (2000) and other more recent…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Grade 6
Teaching Cause-Effect Text Structure through Social Studies Content to At-Risk Second Graders
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Williams, Joanna P.; Nubla-Kung, Abigail M.; Pollini, Simonne; Stafford, K. Brooke; Garcia, Amaya; Snyder, Anne E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a comprehension program integrated with social studies instruction designed for at-risk second graders. The program included instruction in cause-effect text structure, emphasizing clue words, generic questions, graphic organizers, and the close analysis of specially constructed cause-effect target…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 2, Text Structure, Social Studies