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Connor, Carol McDonald; Kelcey, Benjamin; Sparapani, Nicole; Petscher, Yaacov; Siegal, Sarah W.; Adams, Ashley; Hwang, Jin Kyoung; Carlisle, Joanne F. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2020
This paper introduces a new observation system that is designed to investigate students' and teachers' talk during literacy instruction, "Creating Opportunities to Learn from Text" (COLT). Using video-recorded observations of 2nd-3rd grade literacy instruction (N = 51 classrooms, 337 students, 151 observations), we found that nine types…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Grade 2, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
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Kent, Shawn C.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Al Otaiba, Stephanie – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2017
The present study examined the amount, type, and quality of Tier 1 and supplemental reading instruction provided to 4th-grade struggling readers and whether specific elements of instruction predicted growth in reading skills. In all, 110 students identified as having reading difficulty who were receiving school-based reading instruction in 22…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Reading Instruction
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Lin, Alex Romeo; Lawrence, Joshua Fahey; Snow, Catherine Elizabeth – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2015
Although American schools are required to meet civic education goals of preparing students to become active and informed citizens, high-quality civic opportunities (e.g. service learning and volunteering) are consistently less available to youth of color who are typically enrolled in schools located in high-poverty communities. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Randomized Controlled Trials, Middle School Students, Middle Schools