This study was to determine the effectiveness of augmented reality on phoneme and word reading for three first-grade students with developmental delays and autism in a self-contained elementary school classroom. Effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated with a multiple probe across word sets research design. An augmented reality iPad app was…

Background/purpose: This article aims to analyze the use of serious games from the Hypatiamat Platform to promote mental arithmetic in a first-grade primary school class in an Exploratory Teaching environment. Materials/methods: This study is mixed, interpretative, and action-research in design. It quantitatively analyses the students' Level of…

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS® 8th Edition) are a set of standardized, individually administered measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through third grade (K-3). These are brief fluency measures designed to regularly monitor the development of early reading skills. At the…

Research, testimonies and descriptions of successful projects and initiatives have shown the benefits of well-planned inclusive arts education for students with disabilities. The group of students with disabilities is diverse. The only thing they have in common is a disability that prevents them from taking advantage of the general curriculum…

State leaders have long recognized the value of statewide tests. Many had well-developed testing systems long before the No Child Left Behind Act, signed in 2002, required annual assessments in grades 3-8. Another sign of that recognition is the recent plethora of new state testing requirements for K-3 students. But would states continue to test…

The purpose of the present case study was to examine the first year of implementation of Simplify Writing in a small elementary school setting. To address the primary research questions, CRRE employed multiple qualitative measures of stakeholder perceptions, satisfaction, and experiences. The results of a 1.5-day site visit indicated that teachers…

In this study, New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) provides a snapshot of how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging in teaching and learning within Aotearoa New Zealand's primary classrooms (Years 5-8). This report contains survey responses from a cohort of 266 primary school teachers who were disproportionately…

New York City Public Schools' Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative set out to ensure that every student receives at least one meaningful, high-quality computer science (CS) experience within each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). As described in previous work, the percentage of schools offering some form of CS tripled from 15 percent…

We evaluated the impact of a small-group reading comprehension intervention taught by English as a second language (ESL) teachers to multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs). Sixteen groups of students in grades 3-5 (n = 66) were randomly assigned to business-as-usual control or treatment conditions. Teachers implemented the…

This book explores pedagogical implications for how children read, write, respond to literature, and begin to learn an additional language in the home context. Using a longitudinal ethnographic study, it explores a bilingual child's literacy development over a span of four years from kindergarten to the third grade in a real-life home context in…

Technology in education is used to support and supplement core instruction, to help students stay engaged, and assist teachers with academic assessments. While there is support in the use of technology in instruction and intervention, researchers still urge caution when using it in assessment. Current evidence suggests that students perform…

Research on racial disproportionality in special education has exploded, in part due to federal accountability related to over- or under representation of specific racial groups. Some recent research shifts the focus from the role of student characteristics in predicting special education classification to inquire whether school context moderates.…

Background: UNESCO reports that around 70 countries have adopted AI-related strategies, recognizing AI literacy as essential for preparing citizens in an AI-driven world. Yet, two key challenges remain: limited AI literacy development at the foundational level and persistent gender gaps in AI fields. Without early, inclusive education,…

Research indicates that evidence-based approaches are most effective in improving educational outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). However, it is not clear how educators identify and integrate research evidence to guide their intervention approaches, and the extent to which school context…

Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the efficiency of dialogic reading strategies (DRS) provided bilingually (Spanish and English) and solely in English on the acquisition of vocabulary by young school-aged dual-language learners (DLLs) with developmental language disorders (DLD). Method: Five participants (N = 5) between the…