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What Works Clearinghouse, 2020
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which was established under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. It is an important part of IES's strategy to use rigorous and relevant research, evaluation, and statistics to improve the nation's education system.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Evidence, Statistical Significance
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The study examined the impact of Teach for America (TFA) and The New Teacher Project's Teaching Fellows (TF) programs on the mathematics achievement of students in grades 6-12. TFA and TF provide alternative routes to teacher certification and aim to provide high-quality teachers to schools in low-income areas. TFA and TF were studied separately,…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
"Curiosity Corner" is an early childhood curriculum emphasizing children's language and literacy skills. It comprises two sets of 38 weekly thematic units--one for three-year-olds and one for four-year-olds. Program staff conduct daily lessons using sequential daily activities. One study of "Curiosity Corner" meets the What…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Intervention, Educational Research, Early Reading
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Literacy Express" is a preschool curriculum designed for three-to five-year-old children. It is structured around units on oral language, emergent literacy, basic math, science, general knowledge, and socioemotional development. It can be used in half-or full-day programs with typically developing children and children with special…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Oral Language, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition
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"READ 180" is a reading program designed for students in elementary through high school whose reading achievement is below the proficient level. The goal of "READ 180" is to address gaps in students' skills through the use of a computer program, literature, and direct instruction in reading skills. The software component of the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Intervention, Reading Achievement, Literacy
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
"Curiosity Corner" is an early childhood curriculum emphasizing children's language and literacy skills. It comprises two sets of 38 weekly thematic units, one for three-year-olds and one for four-year-olds. Program staff conduct daily lessons using sequential daily activities. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewed three studies of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Literacy Education, Educational Research