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Keesey, Susan; Konrad, Moira; Joseph, Laurice M. – Remedial and Special Education, 2015
Early literacy skills are critical for success in school, yet many children fail to obtain these skills in a timely manner leaving them unable to perform at minimal academic expectations. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of word box instruction, a research-based intervention designed to promote phonemic awareness, on the…
Descriptors: Phonemic Awareness, Reading Instruction, Emergent Literacy, At Risk Students
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Zumeta, Rebecca O.; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Exceptional Children, 2012
This study assessed the effects of sampling breadth on technical features of word identification fluency (WIF), a tool for screening and monitoring the reading development of first graders. From a potential pool of 704 first-grade students, the authors measured both a representative sample (n = 284) and 2 other subgroups: those with low reading…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Reading Achievement, Word Lists, Academic Achievement