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Robert M. Schwartz; Richard Lomax – Online Submission, 2018
This paper provides a secondary analysis of the May, Sirinides, Gray, and Goldsworthy (2016) evaluation of the Reading Recovery scale-up. We extend their findings to include analysis of the six subscales of the "Observation Survey (OS) of Early Literacy Achievement" (Clay, 2013) that the What Works Clearinghouse has previously used to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement, Grade 1
Doolittle, Martha; Hutchins, Shaun – Online Submission, 2018
This report summarizes Fall 2017 Texas Kindergarten Early Assessment (TX-KEA) results for Austin Independent School District (AISD) kindergarten students, examining those with or without prior AISD prekindergarten experience. Test domains summarized in the report include vocabulary, listening comprehension, blending, letter names, letter sounds,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Screening Tests
Lucas, Michelle; Poulsen, Helen – Online Submission, 2020
This report summarizes the first year of the prekindergarten partnership between AISD, United Way for Greater Austin, and participating child development centers that served 417 students. Classrooms and students displayed high quality of instruction and academic performance, and teacher professional development opportunities are summarized.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Partnerships in Education, School Districts, School Community Programs
Evans, Verlyn M. – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this applied dissertation was to examine the effects of a preschool emergent literacy program on young African American children from a low socioeconomic background. The preschool is located in an urban setting in North Carolina. All students participating in this study were identified as at-risk for school failure. The behavior and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Orthographic Symbols, Socioeconomic Influences, Phonemes