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Majsterek, David J.; Shorr, David N.; Erion, Virginia L. – Child Study Journal, 2000
Investigated the effect of developmentally appropriate literacy interventions integrated into circle time in a Head Start setting on the detection of rhyme by 4-5 year olds. Found that the group receiving phonological-awareness treatment performed better on a rhyme detection test than the semantic intervention group. (JPB)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Vadasy, Patricia F.; Jenkins, Joseph R.; Pool, Kathleen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Twenty-three first-graders at risk for learning disabilities received one-to-one tutoring from noncertified tutors for 30 minutes, 4 days a week, for one school year. Tutoring included instruction in phonological skills, explicit decoding, writing, spelling, and reading phonically controlled text. Participants significantly outperformed controls…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Decoding (Reading), Early Intervention, Grade 1