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ERIC Number: EJ1141125
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-May
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
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Multicomponent Linguistic Awareness Intervention for At-Risk Kindergarteners
Zoski, Jennifer L.; Erickson, Karen A.
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v38 n3 p161-171 May 2017
This study investigated the feasibility of multicomponent linguistic awareness intervention on early literacy skills in at-risk kindergarteners. Seventeen students, including native Spanish-speaking English language learners (n = 10) and native English speakers (n = 7), participated in a 6-week small-group therapy program, for a total of 12 intervention hours. Students received therapy in one of the following: phonological awareness and letter knowledge; morphological awareness; or a three-pronged intervention that addressed all three areas. Students demonstrated moderate to large gains in word reading (d = 1.79-2.19), phonological awareness (d = 0.73-1.59), morphological awareness (d = 0.57-3.96), and morphological spelling (d = 0.77-3.0). Analyses revealed no significant differences based on the type of intervention received. These results provide preliminary evidence for the feasibility of three-pronged linguistic awareness instruction for kindergarten students at risk for later reading difficulties, including English language learners, in intensive intervention programs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
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