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Download full textWalker, Jake; Holland, Greg; Wheeler Hill, Ellie – Arkansas Research Center, 2022
This report finds that participation in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) has a number of short term and sustained benefits for students, regardless of family income level. DPIL participation was associated with lower retention rates in kindergarten, 3rd grade, and at any point from kindergarten through 3rd grade. Participants in DPIL also…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement
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Direct linkParker, 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
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
Kisida, Brian; Goodwin, Laura; Bowen, Daniel H. – AERA Open, 2020
Faced with accountability pressures and limited resources, education policymakers make difficult choices regarding school curricula. In recent years, studies have documented a decreased emphasis in arts and humanities instruction. One potential way for schools to fill this gap includes partnering with arts and cultural organizations to provide…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Theater Arts, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness
McDermott, Jennifer Martin; Pears, Katherine C.; Bruce, Jacqueline; Kim, Hyoun K.; Roos, Leslie; Yoerger, Karen L.; Fisher, Philip A. – Grantee Submission, 2017
Background: Among children diagnosed with developmental delays, difficulties in self-regulation are prominent and have been linked to school readiness problems. Objective: The current study sought to examine the impact of the Kids In Transition to School (KITS) school readiness intervention program on self-regulation, with a specific focus on…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Self Control, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
Hall, Katrina W.; Hedrick, Wanda B.; Williams, Lunetta M. – Childhood Education, 2014
Research in the field of literacy has identified choice as a key component affecting students' reading habits and their resulting literacy growth. This article discusses an in-school independent reading project in which students are provided the freedom to choose books, use ambient music, and engage in book talks. The children showed increased…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Independent Reading, Reading Material Selection, Music
