NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Dynamic Assessment of Word Learning as a Predictor of Response to Vocabulary Intervention
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Elizabeth Spencer Kelley; Lindsey Peters-Sanders; Houston Sanders; Keri Madsen; Yagmur Seven; Howard Goldstein – Grantee Submission, 2025
Introduction: The current study examined the extent to which static and dynamic measures of vocabulary and word learning predicted response and identified poor responders to a vocabulary intervention. Methods: Participants were 46 preschool children in classrooms randomly assigned to complete the Story Friends intervention in two…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Predictor Variables
Identifying Preschool Children for Higher Tiers of Language and Early Literacy Instruction within a Response to Intervention Framework
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carta, Judith J.; Greenwood, Charles R.; Atwater, Jane; McConnell, Scott R.; Goldstein, Howard; Kaminski, Ruth A. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is beginning to be implemented in preschool programs to improve outcomes and to reduce the need for special education services. The proportions of children in programs identified as struggling learners through universal screening have important implications for the…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Preschool Children, Screening Tests, Emergent Literacy
Effects of Automated Tier 2 Storybook Intervention on Vocabulary and Comprehension Learning in Preschool Children with Limited Oral Language Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Direct linkDirect link
Kelley, Elizabeth Spencer; Goldstein, Howard; Spencer, Trina D.; Sherman, Amber – Grantee Submission, 2015
This early efficacy study examined the effects of an automated storybook intervention designed to promote school readiness among at-risk prekindergarten children. Story Friends is a small-group intervention in which vocabulary and question-answering lessons are embedded in a series of storybooks.A randomized group design with an embedded…
Descriptors: Intervention, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, At Risk Students