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Parker, David C.; Stewart, Lisa H.; Kaminski, Ruth A.; Thomson, Susan; Pulles, Sandy M. – School Psychology Review, 2020
Much is known about the role of vocabulary in reading and the instructional procedures that improve vocabulary. Relatively less is known about feasible approaches to implement vocabulary interventions for struggling readers within tiered frameworks. The current study randomly assigned at-risk kindergarten and first-grade students to a vocabulary…
Descriptors: Intervention, Volunteers, Nonprofit Organizations, Vocabulary Development
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Pence, Rachel B.; Allday, R. Allan; Spriggs, Amy D.; Lane, Justin D. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2021
A visual activity schedule (VAS) was used with a 7-year-old African-American (Non-Hispanic) male at-risk for school failure. An ABAB withdrawal design was used to assess the effectiveness of a VAS on decreasing latency during transitions. Results indicated that a VAS decreased transition latency between activities and reduced teacher prompting…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Class Organization, African American Students, Elementary School Students
Walking Eagle, Karen P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Cooc, North; LaFleur, Jennifer; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
New Jersey After 3 (NJ After 3) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand and improve afterschool opportunities for New Jersey's youth. Using both public and private resources, it supports a network of youth-service providers that deliver afterschool services based on NJ After 3's program model. Under an agreement with NJ…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Program Content, Nonprofit Organizations