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A Preliminary Evaluation of a Manualised Intervention to Improve Early Literacy Skills in Children with Developmental Language Disorder
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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
Identifying Preschool Children for Higher Tiers of Language and Early Literacy Instruction within a Response to Intervention Framework
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Carta, Judith J.; Greenwood, Charles R.; Atwater, Jane; McConnell, Scott R.; Goldstein, Howard; Kaminski, Ruth A. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is beginning to be implemented in preschool programs to improve outcomes and to reduce the need for special education services. The proportions of children in programs identified as struggling learners through universal screening have important implications for the…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Preschool Children, Screening Tests, Emergent Literacy
Small Groups, Big Gains: Efficacy of a Tier 2 Phonological Awareness Intervention with Preschoolers with Early Literacy Deficits
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Kruse, Lydia G.; Spencer, Trina D.; Olszewski, Arnold; Goldstein, Howard – Grantee Submission, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a phonological awareness (PA) intervention, designed for Tier 2 instruction in a Response to Intervention (RTI) model, delivered to small groups of preschoolers. Method: A multiple-baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention on…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Phonological Awareness, Response to Intervention
Effects of Automated Tier 2 Storybook Intervention on Vocabulary and Comprehension Learning in Preschool Children with Limited Oral Language Skills
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Kelley, Elizabeth Spencer; Goldstein, Howard; Spencer, Trina D.; Sherman, Amber – Grantee Submission, 2015
This early efficacy study examined the effects of an automated storybook intervention designed to promote school readiness among at-risk prekindergarten children. Story Friends is a small-group intervention in which vocabulary and question-answering lessons are embedded in a series of storybooks.A randomized group design with an embedded…
Descriptors: Intervention, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, At Risk Students
Assessment Tools to Differentiate between Language Differences and Disorders in English Language Learners
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Shenoy, Sunaina – Berkeley Review of Education, 2014
English language learners (ELLs) who are in the process of acquiring English as a second language for academic purposes, are often misidentified as having Language Learning Disabilities (LLDs). Policies regarding the assessment of ELLs have undergone many changes through the years, such as the introduction of a Response to Intervention (RTI)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Impairments, Language Skills