ERIC Number: EJ1146377
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
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Effects of Early Writing Intervention Delivered within a Data-Based Instruction Framework
Jung, Pyung-Gang; McMaster, Kristen L.; delMas, Robert C.
Exceptional Children, v83 n3 p281-297 Apr 2017
We examined effects of research-based early writing intervention delivered within a data-based instruction (DBI) framework for children with intensive needs. We randomly assigned 46 students with and without disabilities in Grades 1 to 3 within classrooms to either treatment or control. Treatment students received research-based early writing intervention within a DBI framework for 30 min, 3 times per week, for 12 weeks. Control students received business-as-usual writing instruction. We measured writing performance using curriculum-based measures (CBM) and Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement (WJ III). We found significant treatment effects on CBM outcomes (Hedges g = 0.74 to 1.36). We also found a significant interaction between special education status and condition on the WJ III favoring treatment students with disabilities (Hedges g = 0.45 to 0.70). Findings provide preliminary support for using a combination of research-based intervention and DBI with students with intensive writing needs.
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Intervention, Writing (Composition), Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Curriculum Based Assessment, Achievement Tests, Writing Achievement, Special Needs Students, Individualized Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Multivariate Analysis, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Intermode Differences, Instructional Effectiveness, Research Utilization, Evidence Based Practice
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A130144