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Meghan P. McCormick; Cullen MacDowell; Christina Weiland; JoAnn Hsueh; Michelle Maier; Mirjana Pralica; Samuel Maves; Catherine Snow; Jason Sachs – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
This study uses implementation fidelity data from PreK to 1st grade in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to measure instructional alignment and examine whether stronger alignment is associated with sustained benefits of BPS PreK on children's language, literacy, and math skills through first grade. The study includes N = 498 students (mean age =…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Alignment (Education), Grade 1, Public Schools
Viel, Amanda McKenna – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This quantitative research project analyzes the relationship between the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) subtest and the New York State English Language Arts (NYS ELA) test. The study was completed in Upstate New York using the results of the NYS third-grade tests from the 2017-2018 school…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Tests, Scores
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Amendum, Steven J.; Conradi, Kristin; Pendleton, Melissa J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2016
This article is designed to help teachers interpret reading assessment data from DIBELS beyond individual subtests to better support their students' needs. While it is important to understand the individual subtest measures, it is more vital to understand how each fits into the larger picture of reading development. The underlying construct of…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Data Interpretation, Student Needs, Elementary School Students
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Hank Fien; Jean L. M. Smith; Keith Smolkowski; Scott K. Baker; Nancy J. Nelson; Erin Chaparro – Grantee Submission, 2015
This paper presents findings of an efficacy trial examining the effect of a multi-tiered instruction and intervention model on first grade, at risk students' reading outcomes. Schools (n = 16) were randomly assigned to the treatment or control condition. In the fall of Grade 1, students were assigned to an instructional tier on the basis of SAT-10…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
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Harn, Beth; Basaraba, Deni; Chard, David; Fritz, Ronda – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2015
Great progress has been made in learning how to provide more responsive instructional and behavioral supports to students through efforts in Response to Intervention and Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports. This article presents information and data on a longitudinal study designed to accelerate first graders at-risk for reading…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Response to Intervention
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Fien, Hank; Smith, Jean Louise M.; Smolkowski, Keith; Baker, Scott K.; Nelson, Nancy J.; Chaparro, Erin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
This article presents findings of an efficacy trial examining the effect of a multitiered instruction and intervention model on first grade at-risk students' reading outcomes. Schools (N = 16) were randomly assigned to the treatment or control condition. In the fall of Grade 1, students were assigned to an instructional tier on the basis of…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
Polikoff, Morgan S. – Center for American Progress, 2014
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were created in response to the shortcomings of No Child Left Behind era standards and assessments. Among those failings were the poor quality of content standards and assessments and the variability in content expectations and proficiency targets across states, as well as concerns related to the economic…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education