ERIC Number: EJ1132299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 15
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A Small-Scale, Feasibility Study of Academic Language Time in Primary Grade Language Arts
Roskos, Kathleen A.; Zuzolo, Nicole; Primm, Ashley
Early Child Development and Care, v187 n3-4 p615-629 2017
A small-scale feasibility study was conducted to explore the implementation of academic language time (ALT) in primary grade classrooms with and without access to digital devices. Academic language time is a structural change that dedicates a portion of language arts instructional time to direct vocabulary instruction using evidence-based techniques. Over a 6-week period, teachers and students in eight urban primary grade classrooms participated in the study. Fidelity of implementation and students' pre- and post-vocabulary performance were used to gauge the ease and effectiveness of implementation as indicators of feasibility. Results showed that a majority of classrooms, print and digital-enriched, met fidelity benchmarks, suggesting ease of implementation. All classrooms showed pre/post-gains in students' vocabulary learning, indicating effectiveness of implementation. The wide range of fidelity across classrooms, however, suggests that a more nuanced analysis of fidelity may be required to improve the implementation effectiveness of ALT for purposes of replication.
Descriptors: Language Arts, Feasibility Studies, Access to Computers, Time Factors (Learning), Evidence Based Practice, Vocabulary, Fidelity, Pretests Posttests, Vocabulary Skills, Achievement Gains, Conventional Instruction, Intermode Differences, Performance Based Assessment, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Instructional Design, Nonfiction, STEM Education, Participant Satisfaction, Observation, Teacher Attitudes, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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