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Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Colby Hall; Delanie Peacott – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Technology to support student learning has become increasingly prevalent in schools and homes during the last few decades. Several recent reviews have examined aspects of technology-based literacy instruction, but they have not focused on the full array of literacy skills that can be addressed during technology-delivered instruction for elementary…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Literacy Education, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
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Sean D. McDonald; Michael J. Kennedy; Colby Hall – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2024
As K-12 classrooms in the U.S. grow in linguistic diversity, there is a need to develop and evaluate the effects of instructional approaches that build knowledge of academic vocabulary for multilingual learners. While multimedia vocabulary instruction may represent a promising avenue for improving word learning for linguistically diverse…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Rural Areas, Multilingualism
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Philip Capin; Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Colby Hall; Na Young Yoon; Eunsoo Cho; Eleni Chatzoglou; Sarah Reiley; Melodee Walker; Emma Shanahan; Tim Andress; Sharon Vaughn – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2025
Purpose: Nearly 50 years ago, Durkin (1978-1979) conducted a seminal observation study on reading comprehension teaching in Grades 3 through 6. She reported that teachers rarely taught reading comprehension (less than 1% of instructional time). Since then, we have gained substantial knowledge about teaching reading comprehension. We aimed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Marcia A. Barnes; Nathan H. Clemens; Deborah Simmons; Colby Hall; Melissa Fogarty; Amanda Martinez-Lincoln; Sharon Vaughn; Leslie Simmons; Anna-Maria Fall; Greg Roberts – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2024
An inferential comprehension intervention addressing reading comprehension difficulties of middle schoolers was tested. Method Students in Grades 6 to 8 (n = 145; 53.8% female; 71% White; 24% Black) who failed their state literacy test, were randomly assigned to tutor-led, computerized, or business-as-usual [BaU] interventions. Results The…
Descriptors: Tutors, Computer Uses in Education, Inferences, Reading Comprehension
Sarah W. Siegal; Colby Hall; Michael P. Mesa – Scholastic Inc., 2024
Small-group instruction is ubiquitous in today's elementary school classrooms. The goal of this paper is to support educators and administrators looking to adopt or improve their approach to small-group literacy instruction, so they can align their practices with the current scientific evidence. The authors first define small-group instruction and…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Literacy Education, Elementary School Students, Evidence Based Practice
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Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Colby Hall; Michael P. Mesa; Tricia A. Zucker; Delanie Peacott – Grantee Submission, 2024
The purpose of this systematic observation study was to improve our understanding of small-group reading instruction for kindergarten students at risk for reading difficulties (RDs). We aimed to observe and document activity types addressed as well as instructional practices and materials employed during small-group instruction, with a particular…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Small Group Instruction, Kindergarten
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Katlynn Dahl-Leonard; Colby Hall; Michael P. Mesa; Tricia A. Zucker; Delanie Peacott – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2024
The purpose of this systematic observation study was to improve our understanding of small-group reading instruction for kindergarten students at risk for reading difficulties (RDs). We aimed to observe and document activity types addressed as well as instructional practices and materials employed during small-group instruction, with a particular…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Small Group Instruction, Kindergarten