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Haya Shamir; Kathryn Feehan; Erik Yoder – Online Submission, 2016
This study investigates the impact of adding an adaptive computer assisted instruction (CAI) program to current Head Start curriculum on low SES, African American pre-kindergarten students' reading and math gains. Students completed pre- and post-testing with a standardized reading and math measure in order to determine relative gains. The results…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Federal Programs, Low Income Students
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Rivera Pérez, Jean F.; Creaghead, Nancy A.; Washington, Karla; Guo, Ying; Raisor-Becker, Lesley; Combs, Sandra – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
This research investigates the effectiveness of using a child's first language (L1), specifically Spanish, with Audio Prompting (AP) delivered via a tablet computer by monolingual English-speaking clinicians to enhance vocabulary growth in the L1 and second language (L2) of children who are English Learners (ELs). Outcomes of vocabulary…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Speech Language Pathology, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
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Sydorenko, Tetyana; Daurio, Phoebe; Thorne, Steven L. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
To address the problem of limited opportunities for practicing second language speaking in interaction, especially delicate interactions requiring pragmatic competence, we describe computer simulations designed for the oral practice of extended pragmatic routines and report on the affordances of such simulations for learning pragmatically…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Leake, Alecia Ronneice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
For many years English learners (ELs) have lagged behind native speakers of English in the academic community. In an era of accountability, the pressure to achieve and maintain Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status is increasing the burden of success on ELs, especially when trying to learn a second language. The population of English learners is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English Language Learners, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement