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Taylor, Anna Louise; Calder, Samuel David; Pogorzelski, Simmone; Koch, Lauren – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021
Children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) commonly present with oral language weaknesses which disrupt the development of literacy and impede related academic progress. While there is evidence to support the delivery of manualised Tier 2 interventions with this population, little is known about the effects of Tier 1 interventions. A…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Language Impairments, Oral Language, Intervention
Keri M. Madsen; Lindsey A. Peters-Sanders; Elizabeth Spencer Kelley; R. Michael Barker; Yagmur Seven; Wendy L. Olsen; Xigrid Soto-Boykin; Howard Goldstein – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
A cluster randomized design was used to investigate the effects of the "Story Friends" vocabulary curriculum on learning of 84 preschoolers in 24 classrooms who were at risk for language difficulties. Children in the treatment condition received explicit vocabulary instruction of 36 words during small-group storybook listening centers…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary
Keri M. Madsen; Lindsey A. Peters-Sanders; Elizabeth Spencer Kelley; Robert Michael Barker; Yagmur Seven; Wendy L. Olsen; Xigrid Soto-Boykin; Howard Goldstein – Grantee Submission, 2022
A cluster randomized design was used to investigate effects of the Story Friends vocabulary curriculum on learning of 84 preschoolers in 24 classrooms who were at risk for language difficulties. Children in the treatment condition received explicit vocabulary instruction of 36 words during small-group storybook listening centers with extended…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Vocabulary Development, Preschool Children, At Risk Students
Logan, Jessica A. R.; Dynia, Jaclyn M.; Justice, Laura M.; Sawyer, Brook – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2019
The overall purpose of this study was to examine caregivers' adherence to a storybook-reading intervention using latent class analysis (LCA). This study also examined whether adherence was related to child and family characteristics including children's language ability, caregiver education, and whether the child has a disability. Caregivers of…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Reading Programs, Family Characteristics, Language Skills
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Fast ForWord"[R] is a computer-based reading program intended to help students develop and strengthen the cognitive skills necessary for successful reading and learning. The program, which is designed to be used 30 to 100 minutes a day, five days a week, for 4 to 16 weeks, includes two components. The first component aims to build…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Programs, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension