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Direct linkKim, James S.; Burkhauser, Mary A.; Relyea, Jackie Eunjung; Gilbert, Joshua B.; Scherer, Ethan; Fitzgerald, Jill; Mosher, Douglas; McIntyre, Joseph – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
We developed a sustained content literacy intervention that emphasized building domain and topic knowledge from Grade 1 to Grade 2 and evaluated transfer effects on students' reading comprehension outcomes. The Model of Reading Engagement (MORE) intervention emphasizes thematic lessons that provide an intellectual framework for helping students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Literacy Education
Download full textWood, Carla; Fitton, Lisa; Petscher, Yaacov; Rodriguez, Estrella; Sunderman, Gretchen; Lim, Taehyeong – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of an intensive vocabulary intervention embedded in e-books on the vocabulary skills of young Spanish-English speaking English learners (ELs) from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds. Method: Children (N = 288) in kindergarten and 1st grade were randomly assigned to treatment and read-only…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Vocabulary Development, Bilingual Students
Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Nelson, J. Ron – Grantee Submission, 2015
A two-cohort cluster randomized trial was conducted to estimate effects of small-group supplemental vocabulary instruction for at-risk kindergarten English learners (ELs). "Connections" students received explicit instruction in high-frequency decodable root words, and interactive book reading (IBR) students were taught the same words in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Instructional Effectiveness
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
Nelson, J. Ron; Vadasy, Patricia F.; Sanders, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a Tier 2 standard protocol supplemental intervention designed simultaneously to develop root word vocabulary and reinforce decoding skills being taught to all students in the core beginning reading program with kindergarten Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs). Participating students were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Speech Communication, Intervention, Beginning Reading
Pullen, Paige C.; Tuckwiller, Elizabeth D.; Konold, Timothy R.; Maynard, Katrina L.; Coyne, Michael D. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
Vocabulary knowledge at school entry is a robust predictor of later reading achievement. Many children begin formal reading instruction at a significant disadvantage due to low levels of vocabulary. Until recently, relatively few research studies examined the efficacy of vocabulary interventions for children in the early primary grades (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Instructional Design, Intervention, Reading Failure
