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ERIC Number: EJ842087
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Aug
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4405
EISSN: N/A
Brief Experimental Analysis of Early Reading Interventions
Petursdottir, Anna-Lind; McMaster, Kristen; McComas, Jennifer J.; Bradfield, Tracy; Braganza, Viveca; Koch-McDonald, Julie; Rodriguez, Roxana; Scharf, Haley
Journal of School Psychology, v47 n4 p215-243 Aug 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate how brief experimental analyses (BEAs) could be used to identify effective interventions for Kindergartners (2 girls and 2 boys, 5 years and 7-10 months old) with low performance and/or growth slope in letter sound fluency (LSF). Interventions were tested within a multielement design with brief mini-reversals until an intervention yielding at least 20% improvement on a specific subskill measure or a curriculum-based measure of LSF was identified. BEA-identified interventions were implemented one-on-one for 5 to 9 weeks. A multiple-baseline design across participants showed large intervention effects (average adjusted d = 2.4) on general outcome measures, supporting treatment validity of BEAs. Findings extend the BEA literature to younger participants, early reading interventions, and early reading measures. (Contains 1 table and 9 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305G040104