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Amber Wright; David MacKay; Stephanie Su – Utah State Board of Education, 2024
The Early Interactive Software Program (EISP) was designed to increase the literacy skills of all students in K-3 through adaptive computer-based literacy software. Eleven software vendors were selected by schools and qualified by the state to provide reading software programs through the EISP in 2023-2024. The vendors used during the school year…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Early Childhood Education, Reading Instruction
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Curtis Jones; Marlo Reeves; Dongmei Li – School Community Journal, 2023
Future Forward is an early elementary literacy program which, through a family-school-community partnership approach, integrates one-on-one tutoring and family engagement to support literacy development at school and at home. In the 2020-21 school year, as part of an Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Mid-Phase grant, the impact of a modified…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Emergent Literacy
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Ashley Jochim; Eupha Jeanne Daramola; Morgan Polikof – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2023
Concern about the state of literacy instruction in America's classrooms has recently exploded. As a result, policymakers, school system leaders, and teachers have increasingly sought to remake how children learn to read in order to improve literacy outcomes--a pursuit that has gained heightened urgency in the aftermath of the pandemic. This work,…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Tutors, Reading Instruction, Educational Change
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Kotas, Jacqueline; Bridi, Julia; Garrity, Sarah M. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2023
Using data from a 2-year empirical project in an urban school within the United States, this article describes how educators of preschool, transitional-kindergarten and kindergarten (PreK-TK-K) altered perceptions and practices as a result of participating in a purposefully crafted professional learning community using collaborative enquiry.…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Urban Schools, Teacher Attitudes
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García, Georgia Earnest; Lang, María G. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2023
In this longitudinal, qualitative case study, critical pedagogical and sociocultural perspectives were employed to analyze the language and literacy strengths, challenges, inequities, and gentrification issues that characterized the first three years of a two-way, 50-50 Spanish-English dual-language (DL) program's implementation, and how the DL…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Bilingual Education Programs, Spanish, English (Second Language)
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de la Rie, Sanneke; van Steensel, Roel; van Gelderen, Amos; Severiens, Sabine – Education Sciences, 2021
It is hypothesized that variability found in the effects of family literacy programs results from differences in implementation by parents. In this study, the implementation and effects of a Dutch program were examined in a sample of 207 kindergarteners (mean age at pre-test: 64 months). No main intervention effects on children's literacy…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Family Programs, Kindergarten
Baumgartner, Erin; Thrash, Courtney – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2021
Wide variation exists with respect to how Literacy by 3 is implemented. Though the Literacy by 3 program has been in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) since the 2014-2015 school year, there remains wide variation with respect to which aspects of Literacy by 3 are implemented in classrooms and to what extent the practices are utilized.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Literacy Education, Classroom Techniques, Models
Call, Todd; Throndsen, Jennifer; Nielsen, Darin; Norman, Patty – Utah State Board of Education, 2019
Utah Preparing Students Today for a Rewarding Tomorrow (UPSTART) is a home-based computer preschool program developed and provided by the Waterford Institute to prepare young children for school entry and future academic success. The Evaluation and Training Institute (ETI), has prepared this report for the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Grade 1
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Paulina Yourupi-Sandy; Joyminda George – Region 18 Comprehensive Center, 2024
The Federated States of Micronesia National Department of Education (FSM NDOE) requested support from the Region 18 Comprehensive Center (R18CC) to build National and State-level knowledge of effective practices in bilingual and multilingual education. This scan offers an overview of evidence-based practices for implementing and evaluating the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Multilingualism, Evidence Based Practice, Teacher Effectiveness
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Pyle, Angela; Prioletta, Jessica; Poliszczuk, Daniel – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2018
The increasing accountability framework in Kindergarten education has put pressure on teachers to ensure that students reach certain literacy milestones before proceeding to the subsequent grade. One result of this shift is a tension between an emphasis on academic learning and the use of developmentally appropriate practices, such as play.…
Descriptors: Play, Kindergarten, School Schedules, Literacy
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Herrera, Sarah; Phillips, Beth M.; Newton, Yi-Chieh; Dombek, Jennifer L.; Hernandez, James A. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2021
Children entering kindergarten vary greatly in their language and literacy skills. Therefore, up-to-date information about evidence-based practices is essential for early childhood educators and policymakers as they support preschool children's language and literacy development. This study used a process modeled after the What Works Clearinghouse…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study that examines up-to-date information about evidence-based practices that are essential for early childhood educators and policymakers as they support preschool children's language and literacy development. The study used a process modeled after the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) methodology…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2021
The "Effectiveness of Early Literacy Instruction: Summary of 20 Years of Research" study examined information about evidence-based practices that are essential for early childhood educators and policymakers as they support preschool children's language and literacy development. The study used a process modeled after the What Works…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy
Young, Sarah; Suddreth, Diana; Nielsen, Darin; Norman, Patty – Utah State Board of Education, 2018
Utah Preparing Students Today for a Rewarding Tomorrow (UPSTART) is a home-based computer preschool program developed and provided by the Waterford Institute to prepare young children for school entry and future academic success. The Evaluation and Training Institute (ETI), has prepared this report for the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Grade 1
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Dombek, Jennifer L.; Foorman, Barbara R.; Garcia, Mishel; Smith, Kevin G. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
While literacy interventions can be implemented in any grade, focusing on prevention and intervention in kindergarten through grade 2 is optimal because reading difficulties become expensive and challenging to remediate as students become older. The Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 allows districts to do just this, with 15 percent of…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Emergent Literacy, Guides, Kindergarten
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