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Direct linkShaw, Donita Massengill – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of two handwriting approaches, D'Nealian and Sunform, on kindergartners' letter formations. Forty-one participants received D'Nealian handwriting instruction as the control group; 133 kindergartners were instructed in Sunform as the experimental approach. Pre-post tests at the beginning and end…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Handwriting, Alphabets, Orthographic Symbols
Davidson, Marcia R.; Fields, Matthew K.; Yang, Jiaxiu – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
In this 1-year experimental study of 254 students across 27 high-poverty preschool classrooms in an urban setting in the northeast, use of a technology-based prekindergarten literacy curriculum in addition to the district curriculum was compared with the use of the district curriculum alone. Results indicated no main effects for the experimental…
Descriptors: Experimental Curriculum, Beginning Reading, Phonological Awareness, Program Implementation
Kuby, Patricia; Aldridge, Jerry – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2004
The purpose of this research was to ascertain if there were any significant differences in the ability to read logos and to make the transition to reading logos in manuscript forms of kindergarten children who received direct instruction with environmental print, those who received indirect instruction, and those who received no instruction with…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Kindergarten, Reading Ability, Control Groups
