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Shaw, Donita Massengill; Berg, Margaret A. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an instructional spelling approach, Word Study, on the spelling ability of adults with limited literacy proficiency. Ten adults (five control and five experimental) were given the Developmental Spelling Assessment. The control participants received traditional spelling instruction, and the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Spelling, Intervention, Phonics
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Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R.; Chorzempa, Barbara Fink – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
Examines the contribution of supplemental spelling instruction to spelling, writing, and reading among second-grade children experiencing difficulties learning. Students in the spelling condition made greater improvements on norm-referenced spelling measures, a writing-fluency test, and a reading word-attack measure following instruction.…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education, Reading Improvement, Spelling
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Foorman, Barbara R.; Chen, Dung-Tsa; Carlson, Coleen; Moats, Louisa; Francis, David J.; Fletcher, Jack M. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2003
Examines the extent to which curricular choice and incorporation of phonemic awareness (PA) into the kindergarten curriculum affects growth in kindergarten literacy skills and first-grade reading and spelling outcomes. Provides large-scale classroom support for findings on PA reported by the National Reading Panel. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Curriculum Design, Grade 1, Kindergarten
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Owens, Sherie H.; Fredrick, Laura D.; Shippen, Margaret E. – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2004
The purpose of this study was to train a paraprofessional to implement the Direct Instruction (DI) "Spelling Mastery" (Dixon, Engelmann, & Bauer, 1990a, 1990b) program and to investigate the effectiveness of the instruction delivered by the paraprofessional for students with learning disabilities. We investigated (a) the extent to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Spelling, Learning Disabilities, Reading Fluency
Reid, Ethna R. – 1996
The goal of the Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction (ECRI) is to improve elementary and secondary students' ability to use their language--to read fluently and with expression, to understand what they read and hear, and to use this understanding so they can communicate effectively. ECRI is a pre- and in-service program for teachers to learn…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness