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McMaster, Kristen L.; Kendeou, Panayiota; Bresina, Britta Cook; Slater, Susan; Wagner, Kyle; White, Mary Jane; Butterfuss, Reese; Kim, Jasmine; Umana, Cristina – Grantee Submission, 2019
We describe the design and development of a technology-based inference-making intervention system that includes a set of interactive learning modules, each of which engages students to (a) view age-appropriate children's videos, (b) learn vocabulary words that are central to main ideas in each video, (c) respond to inferential questions, (d)…
Descriptors: Inferences, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Corcoran, Roisin P.; Ross, Steven M. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2015
The study was implemented in the Title I Marinette School District using a randomized experimental design and parallel quasi experimental design spanning three grades 1-3 in 3 district elementary schools. The Remediation Plus Intervention is a multi-sensory, systematic synthetic phonics curriculum for all ages of students who struggle with…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Remedial Reading, Remedial Instruction, Program Effectiveness
Fear, Marion J. – 1991
A study surveyed adults with literacy problems and evaluated the Parents-as-Partners-as-Learners project. Eighty English-speaking adults in the eastern townships of Quebec, Canada, were interviewed concerning their literacy problems. Results indicated that health and social problems were identified by the adults as the major impediment to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Elementary Education, Family Literacy
Carr, Dorothy; And Others – 1995
A study investigated the effectiveness of a program for improving reading motivation and attitudes toward reading. The targeted population consisted of elementary and high school students in three different south suburban communities, located outside Chicago, Illinois. The problems of a lack of reading motivation and poor attitudes toward reading…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, High School Students