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Direct linkBaker, Doris Luft; Santoro, Lana; Biancarosa, Gina; Baker, Scott K.; Fien, Hank; Otterstedt, Janet – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
We examine the effects of a read aloud replication intervention designed to improve the vocabulary, comprehension, and expository and narrative language outcomes of first grade students. Thirty-nine first-grade classrooms from 12 schools were randomly assigned to a treatment (n=19) or comparison condition (n=20). Teachers in the treatment…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development
Download full textBaker, Doris Luft; Santoro, Lana; Biancarosa, Gina; Baker, Scott K.; Fien, Hank; Otterstedt, Janet – Grantee Submission, 2020
We examine the effects of a read aloud replication intervention designed to improve the vocabulary, comprehension, and expository and narrative language outcomes of first grade students. Thirty-nine first-grade classrooms from 12 schools were randomly assigned to a treatment (n = 19) or comparison condition (n = 20). Teachers in the treatment…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Vocabulary Development
Baker, Doris Luft; Santoro, Lana; Biancarrosa, Gina; Baker, Scott K. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Reading aloud to students in preschool and the early grades is ubiquitous in American classrooms and considerable research has been conducted on read aloud practices (Karweit & Wasik, 1996; Morrow & Brittain, 2003; Van Kleeck, Stahl, & Bauer, 2003; Varelas & Pappas, 2006; Wilkinson & Silliman, 2000). Compelling evidence…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Vocabulary, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Comprehension
Santoro, Lana Edwards; Baker, Scott K.; Fien, Hank; Smith, Jean Louise M.; Chard, David J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2016
The use of informational texts in the elementary grades provides a context for helping students develop content understanding and domain knowledge across a wide range of subject matter. Reading informational text also provides students with the language of thought, foundational vocabulary that can be connected to other words, and technical content…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Difficulty Level
Baker, Scott K.; Santoro, Lana Edwards; Chard, David J.; Fien, Hank; Park, Yonghan; Otterstedt, Janet – Elementary School Journal, 2013
This study describes an evaluation of a read aloud intervention to improve comprehension and vocabulary of first-grade students. Twelve teachers were randomly assigned to an intervention or comparison condition. The study lasted 19 weeks, and the intervention focused on the systematic use of narrative and expository texts and dialogic interactions…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Program Evaluation, Intervention
Fien, Hank; Santoro, Lana; Baker, Scott K.; Park, Yonghan; Chard, David J.; Williams, Susanna; Haria, Priti – School Psychology Review, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of small-group instruction on the vocabulary and comprehension of first-grade students identified with low language and low vocabulary skills. Overall, 102 first-grade students scoring below the 50th percentile on relational vocabulary were blocked by classroom, matched according to…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Reading Aloud to Others, Effect Size, Vocabulary Skills
Santoro, Lana Edwards; Chard, David J.; Howard, Lisa; Baker, Scott K. – Reading Teacher, 2008
Integrating comprehension and vocabulary instruction in read-alouds can help teachers make the very most of class time. The curriculum described illustrates how read-alouds, when implemented with strategic purpose, can boost learners' vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension. Specifically, the author presents guidelines for: (1) selecting…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others, Vocabulary, Reading Processes
