ERIC Number: ED622461
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 128
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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The Effects of an Academic Language Program on Student Reading Outcomes. Appendix. NCEE 2022-007a
Corrin, William; Zhu, Pei; Shih, Miki; Brown, Kevin Thaddeus, Jr.; Teres, Jed; Darrow, Catherine; Nichols, Austin; Lack, Kelly
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
These are the appendices for the report "The Effects of an Academic Language Program on Student Reading Outcomes." This study investigated WordGen Elementary, a program designed to improve fourth- and fifth-grade students' ability to understand and communicate academic language and their general reading skill. The program provider offered training and ongoing professional development activities designed to support teachers' delivery of the associated curriculum in their class rooms. About sixty schools from six districts around the country were assigned at random to implement the program or continue with their typical language instruction programs and practices. The study gauged the program's effects on student outcomes by comparing the average student reading performance of these two groups of schools. This document provides supporting details on the academic language program being evaluated, the research activities carried out by the study team, and supplementary analyses for the findings presented in the report. The following four appendices are included: (1) The Academic Language Program; (2) Study Design, Data Collection, and Analytic Approaches; (3) Supplemental Information on Findings in the Report; and (4) Supplemental Findings. [For the full report, see ED622459. For the Study Highlights, see ED622460.]
Descriptors: Academic Language, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, Program Descriptions, Research Design, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Program Implementation
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) (ED/IES); MDRC
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES15C0050
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/2022007/