Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
| Alphabets | 6 |
| Kindergarten | 6 |
| Multivariate Analysis | 6 |
| Reading Skills | 4 |
| At Risk Students | 3 |
| Correlation | 3 |
| Emergent Literacy | 3 |
| Grade 1 | 3 |
| Reading Achievement | 3 |
| Beginning Reading | 2 |
| Elementary School Students | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Canadian Journal of School… | 1 |
| Exceptional Children | 1 |
| Journal of Applied School… | 1 |
| ProQuest LLC | 1 |
| Reading and Writing: An… | 1 |
| Scientific Studies of Reading | 1 |
Author
| Boehme, Kristi | 1 |
| Byrne, Brian | 1 |
| Cabell, Sonia Q. | 1 |
| Corley, Robin | 1 |
| Coventry, William L. | 1 |
| Deasley, Shanna | 1 |
| Evans, Mary Ann | 1 |
| Ford, Karen L. | 1 |
| Fuchs, Douglas | 1 |
| Fuchs, Lynn S. | 1 |
| Gartland, Lauren B. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
Education Level
| Kindergarten | 6 |
| Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| Grade 1 | 3 |
| Primary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Wechsler Preschool and… | 1 |
| Woodcock Reading Mastery Test | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDeasley, Shanna; Evans, Mary Ann; Nowak, Sarah; Willoughby, David – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2018
In a sample of 128 Canadian junior kindergarten children (66 boys), we examined sex differences in emergent literacy and behaviour when listening to and interacting with books of four types: alphabet books with simple text and illustrations, traditional alphabet books with complex text and illustrations, alphabet eBooks, and illustrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Emergent Literacy, Reading Habits
Ladd, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study strived to determine the effectiveness of the AR phonics program relative to the effectiveness of the scripted phonics program for developing the letter identification, sound verbalization, and blending abilities of kindergarten students considered at-risk based on state assessments. The researcher was interested in pretest and posttest…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Simulation, Phonics, Scripts
Ford, Karen L.; Cabell, Sonia Q.; Konold, Timothy R.; Invernizzi, Marcia; Gartland, Lauren B. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study explored heterogeneity in literacy development among 2,300 Hispanic children receiving English as a Second Language (ESL) services at the start of kindergarten. Two research questions guided this work: (1) Do Spanish-speaking English language learners receiving ESL services in the fall of kindergarten demonstrate homogeneous early…
Descriptors: Profiles, Phonetics, Alphabets, Spelling
MacDonald, Heidi H.; Sullivan, Amanda L.; Watkins, Marley W. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2013
The present study used multiple regression to determine the predictive value of Kindergarten phonemic awareness, rapid serial naming, letter knowledge, and cognitive ability for predicting first-grade word reading and fluency. Participants were 131 first-grade students from a mid-Atlantic school system. A combination of predictor variables was…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Reading Achievement, Prereading Experience, Cognitive Ability
Byrne, Brian; Wadsworth, Sally; Boehme, Kristi; Talk, Andrew C.; Coventry, William L.; Olson, Richard K.; Samuelsson, Stefan; Corley, Robin – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2013
The genetic factor structure of a range of learning measures was explored in twin children, recruited in preschool and followed to Grade 2 ("N"?=?2,084). Measures of orthographic learning and word reading were included in the analyses to determine how these patterned with the learning processes. An exploratory factor analysis of the…
Descriptors: Genetics, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten
Rafdal, Brooke H.; McMaster, Kristen L.; McConnell, Scott R.; Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Exceptional Children, 2011
This study determined the effectiveness of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS) for students with disabilities. The researchers randomly assigned 89 kindergartners with individualized education programs (IEPs) from 47 classrooms to control (n = 9); K-PALS Level 1 (teachers received 1-day workshop; n = 19); or K-PALS Level 2…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Oral Reading, Beginning Reading, Learning Strategies
