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Keri M. Madsen; Lindsey A. Peters-Sanders; Elizabeth Spencer Kelley; R. Michael Barker; Yagmur Seven; Wendy L. Olsen; Xigrid Soto-Boykin; Howard Goldstein – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
A cluster randomized design was used to investigate the effects of the "Story Friends" vocabulary curriculum on learning of 84 preschoolers in 24 classrooms who were at risk for language difficulties. Children in the treatment condition received explicit vocabulary instruction of 36 words during small-group storybook listening centers…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary
Keri M. Madsen; Lindsey A. Peters-Sanders; Elizabeth Spencer Kelley; Robert Michael Barker; Yagmur Seven; Wendy L. Olsen; Xigrid Soto-Boykin; Howard Goldstein – Grantee Submission, 2022
A cluster randomized design was used to investigate effects of the Story Friends vocabulary curriculum on learning of 84 preschoolers in 24 classrooms who were at risk for language difficulties. Children in the treatment condition received explicit vocabulary instruction of 36 words during small-group storybook listening centers with extended…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Vocabulary Development, Preschool Children, At Risk Students
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Leonard, Laurence B.; Deevy, Patricia; Horvath, Sabrina; Christ, Sharon L.; Karpicke, Jeffrey; Kueser, Justin B. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have well-documented verb learning difficulties. In this study, we asked whether the inclusion of retrieval practice during the learning period would facilitate these children's verb learning relative to a similar procedure that provided no retrieval opportunities. Method: Eleven…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Verbs, Language Acquisition
KERSHNER, JOHN R. – 1967
THIS STUDY USED TWO INTACT CLASSES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES DERIVED FROM THE DOMAN-DELACATO THEORY OF PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP CONSISTED OF SEVEN MALES AND SIX FEMALES FROM AGE 8 TO 18 AND THE CONTROL GROUP CONSISTED OF 10 MALES AND SIX…
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Experimental Programs, Intellectual Development
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Neuman, Susan B. – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2016
Opportunity to learn reflects the quality of resources, school conditions, and curriculum necessary to enable students to achieve. It has long been recognized that such opportunities differ significantly for low-income students compared to their middle-income peers and contribute powerfully to education inequities across our country. This article…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Quality, Educational Resources, Educational Environment