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Direct linkAndrea Kulmhofer-Bommer; Susanne Seifert; Lisa Paleczek; Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera – Journal of Education, 2024
This paper investigates the implementation of a reading program designed for third grade elementary school classrooms in Austria. Using a mixed-methods approach, lesson types were identified, respective class compositions analyzed, and the effects on students' reading gains examined. The results show that the lesson types seem to reflect learner…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Vocabulary, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Download full textWang, Amber Y.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Krowka, Sarah; Abramson, Rebecca – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of fractions intervention with and without an embedded self-regulation (SR) component for third-grade students at risk for mathematics disabilities. Fractions intervention focused on magnitude understanding and word problems. Embedded SR was designed to support a growth mindset (fostering…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Self Management, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Wang, Amber Y.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Krowka, Sarah; Abramson, Rebecca – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of fractions intervention with and without an embedded self-regulation (SR) component for third-grade students at risk for mathematics disabilities. Fractions intervention focused on magnitude understanding and word problems. Embedded SR was designed to support a growth mindset (fostering…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Self Control, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Fogarty, Melissa; Coyne, Michael D.; Simmons, Leslie E.; Simmons, Deborah C.; Henri, Maria; Kwok, Oi-Man; Ware, Sharon M.; Dalton, Kevin; Williams, Kimberly A.; Wang, Huan – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2020
In this experimental study, we examined the effects of a technology-mediated intervention to improve students' understanding of academic vocabulary and its impact on measures of vocabulary and comprehension. The Vocabulators program was implemented in two states involving 24 teachers and 200 third-grade students identified as in need of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Intervention
Ingebrand, Sarah Wynonah – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The following study was developed to investigate the development of writing skills in second and third grade students. The recent emphasis on writing, specifically writing in multiple genres, made in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS, 2010) has increased the need to further understand how students write. The NAEP (2002) reports that…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Grade 2, Grade 3
Pendergrass, Jennifer D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Given the ongoing demographic transformations of U.S classrooms, knowledge of the strategies teachers use to address the vocabulary needs of English language learners (ELLs) is central for improving student outcomes. The problem in a Georgia school system was that ELLs were not building grade-level appropriate vocabulary at a pace comparable to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Vocabulary, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Kloos, Heidi; Sliemers, Stephanie; Cartwright, Macey; Mano, Quintino; Stage, Scott – Online Submission, 2019
Important strides have been made in the science of learning to read. Yet, many students still struggle to attain reading proficiency. This calls for sustained efforts to bridge theoretical insights with applied considerations about ideal pedagogy. The current study was designed to contribute to this conversation, namely by looking at the efficacy…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Teaching Methods, Online Courses
Silverman, Rebecca D.; Proctor, C. Patrick; Harring, Jeffrey R.; Doyle, Brie; Mitchell, Marisa A.; Meyer, Anna G. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2014
The primary aim of this study was to explore the relationship between teachers' instruction and students' vocabulary and comprehension in grades 3-5. The secondary aim of this study was to investigate whether this relationship differed for English monolingual and Spanish-English bilingual students. To meet these aims, we observed and…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, English, Bilingual Students, Vocabulary
Kosanovich, Marcia; Foorman, Barbara – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southeast developed a Professional Learning Community (PLC) Facilitators Guide to support educators in the implementation of recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse's. The practice guide focuses on the foundational reading skills that enable students to read words, relate those words to their…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Guides, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction
Kosanovich, Marcia; Foorman, Barbara – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southeast developed a Professional Learning Community (PLC) Facilitators Guide to support educators in the implementation of recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse's. The practice guide focuses on the foundational reading skills that enable students to read words, relate those words to their…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Guides, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction
Stahl, Katherine A. Dougherty; Bravo, Marco A. – Reading Teacher, 2010
One of the challenges of teaching disciplinary vocabulary effectively is the paucity of available, classroom-friendly vocabulary assessments that can be used to gauge students' vocabulary growth and to inform vocabulary instruction. This article describes the intricacies of word knowledge that make assessment difficult. Three continua…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers
Younger, Queietasha – ProQuest LLC, 2014
African American male students in elementary schools are scoring approximately 30% lower than their peers in reading and content areas. There are many factors causing the discrepancy; indeed, the complexity of the problem has inhibited a clear solution. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine factors associated with low…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Racial Differences, Elementary School Students
Swanson, Elizabeth A.; Vaughn, Sharon – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This study documents the amount and quality of reading instruction provided to second- through fifth-grade students with learning disabilities provided resource-room services. Reading instruction provided by 10 special education resource-room teachers was observed. Findings reveal that teachers and students were on task during instructional time…
Descriptors: Class Size, Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Vocabulary
Upadhyay, Bhaskar; DeFranco, Cristina – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2008
This study compares 3rd-grade elementary students' gain and retention of science vocabulary over time in two different classes--"connected science instruction" versus "direct instruction." Data analysis yielded that students who received connected science instruction showed less gain in science knowledge in the short term compared to students who…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Cohen, Lynn; Byrnes, Katherine – Reading Horizons, 2007
This action research project investigated 2 different instructional procedures used for third grade students' vocabulary acquisition. We researched read-aloud trade books containing targeted vocabulary words with daily direct word learning strategies and compared that to a traditional definitional approach with 12 bilingual and 4 monolingual…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
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