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Doabler, Christian T.; Nelson, Nancy J.; Kennedy, Patrick C.; Stoolmiller, Mike; Fien, Hank; Clarke, Ben; Gearin, Brian; Smolkowski, Keith; Baker, Scott K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018
Accumulating research has established explicit mathematics instruction as an evidence-based teaching practice. This study utilized observation data from a multi-year efficacy trial to examine the longitudinal effects of a core kindergarten mathematics program on the use of explicit mathematics instruction among two distinct groups of teachers: one…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Evidence Based Practice, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Instruction
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Santi, Kristi L.; York, Mary; Foorman, Barbara R.; Francis, David J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
Under the accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind legislation, screening for reading risk has become routine in kindergarten. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the timing of kindergarten assessment and the type of support provided to teachers to translate assessment results to instruction. Sixty-two schools…
Descriptors: Mentors, Student Evaluation, Early Reading, Federal Legislation
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Coyne, Michael D.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Kapp, Sharon – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of the two studies reported in this article was to evaluate the effectiveness of extended vocabulary instruction during storybook reading with kindergarten students within a small-group intervention setting. Extended vocabulary instruction is characterized by explicit teaching that includes both contextual and definitional information,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Vocabulary Development, High Risk Students, Kindergarten