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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Assessing the Effects of the "Rocket Math" Program with a Primary Elementary School Student at Risk for School Failure: A Case Study
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Smith, Christina R.; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Martella, Ronald C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
This study assessed the effects of the "Rocket Math" program on the math fluency skills of a first grade student at risk for school failure. The student received instruction in the "Rocket Math" program over 6 months. He was assessed using a pre- and posttest curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and individualized fluency checkouts within the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Academic Failure, Program Effectiveness, Grade 1
Assessing the Effects of the "McGraw Hill Phonemic Awareness" Program with Preschool Children with Developmental Delays: A Case Study
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Isakson, Lisa; Marchand-Martella, Nancy; Martella, Ronald C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
This study assessed the effects of "McGraw Hill Phonemic Awareness" on the phonemic awareness skills of 5 preschool children with developmental delays. The children received 60 of the 110 lessons included in this program over 5 months. They were pre- and posttested using the kindergarten level Initial Sound Fluency and Phoneme Segmentation Fluency…
Descriptors: Phonology, Phonemic Awareness, Preschool Children, Kindergarten
Examining the Effects of "Phono-Graphix" on the Remediation of Reading Skills of Students with Disabilities: A Program Evaluation
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Endress, Stacy A.; Weston, Holly; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Martella, Ronald C.; Simmons, Julie – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The purpose of this program evaluation was to examine the effects of "Phono-Graphix," an intensive tertiary-level reading intervention, on the basic reading skills of 16 students aged 6 to 17 years who received special education services. Instruction was delivered one-on-one or in small groups of two or three students. Instruction lasted 8 weeks.…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Program Evaluation, Disabilities, Reading Skills
Assessing the Effects of the Reading Success Level A Program with Fourth-Grade Students at a Title I Elementary School
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Reed, Jaclyn M.; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Martella, Ronald C.; Kolts, Russell L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of the "Reading Success Level A" program on the comprehension skills of 93 fourth graders across four general education classrooms. Two general education teachers participated in this study over a 6-month period. Pre- and posttest data were collected on individual student performance…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Program Effectiveness, Grade 4
A Comparison of Immediate Feedback Delivered Via an FM Headset versus Delayed Feedback on the Inappropriate Verbalizations of a Student with ADHD.
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Price, Anne T.; Martella, Ronald C.; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Cleanthous, Charalambos C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
The effects of immediate feedback provided through a wireless headphone FM transmission system were compared to the effects of delayed feedback on inappropriate verbalizations of a 10-year-old with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Results indicate that inappropriate verbalizations decreased during both conditions, although the decrease…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Auditory Stimuli, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education
Using Parent-Delivered Graduated Guidance To Teach Functional Living Skills to a Child with Cri du Chat Syndrome.
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Denny, Michael; Marchand-Martella, Nancy; Martella, Ronald C.; Reilly, Jennifer R.; Reilly, Jason F.; Cleanthous, Charalambos C. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2000
The parents of a child with Cri du Chat syndrome successfully implemented a gradated guidance procedure the mother had read about in the training manual, "Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The ME Book" (Lovaas et al., 1981), to teach their child eating and ball rolling. Skills were maintained at a 52-week follow-up. (Contains…
Descriptors: Children, Daily Living Skills, Eating Disorders, Family Environment