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Direct linkAbigail M. Gray; Philip M. Sirinides; Ryan E. Fink; A. Brooks Bowden – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
This study examines the efficacy, cost, and implementation of an integrated science and literacy curriculum for kindergarten. The study was conducted in a large urban district and included 1,589 students in 71 classrooms in 21 schools. The research includes a multi-site cluster-randomized controlled trial and mixed-methods cost and implementation…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Literacy Education, Science Instruction, Integrated Curriculum
Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A. – Reading Psychology, 2016
This study examined benefits of connecting meaning, speech, and print in vocabulary learning for kindergarten English learners. Students screened eligible with limited English proficiency were randomly assigned to two instruction conditions. Both groups received direct instruction in high frequency root words. One condition featured added…
Descriptors: Phonology, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Direct Instruction
Download full textSheridan, Susan M.; Witte, Amanda L.; Holmes, Shannon; Wu, ChaoRong; Bhatia, Sonya A.; Angell, Samantha – Grantee Submission, 2017
This study reports the results of a randomized controlled trial examining the effect of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC), a family-school partnership intervention, on children's behaviors, parents' skills, and parent-teacher relationships in rural community and town settings. Participants were 267 children, 267 parents, and 152 teachers in…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Consultation Programs, Program Effectiveness, Family School Relationship
Dyson, Nancy I.; Jordan, Nancy C.; Glutting, Joseph – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
Early number sense is a strong predictor of later success in school mathematics. A disproportionate number of children from low-income families come to first grade with weak number competencies, leaving them at risk for a cycle of failure. The present study examined the effects of an 8-week number sense intervention to develop number competencies…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Intervention
O'Connor, Erin E.; Cappella, Elise; McCormick, Meghan P.; McClowry, Sandee G. – School Psychology Review, 2014
This study investigated the efficacy of the INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament intervention in supporting the academic development of shy kindergarten and first-grade children. INSIGHTS is a temperament-based intervention with teacher, parent, and classroom programs. The participants included 345 children from 22 low-income, urban elementary…
Descriptors: Shyness, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Personality
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
Borman, Geoffrey D.; Goetz, Michael E.; Dowling, N. Maritza – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009
In this randomized field trial of KindergARTen Camp, a 6-week summer enrichment program in literacy and the fine arts, we analyzed the summer learning outcomes of 93 treatment and 35 control students from high-poverty schools in Baltimore, Maryland. This experiment offers evidence concerning the causal effect of the program on 5 measures of…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Summer Programs, Day Camp Programs, Literacy Education
