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Efficacy of an Evidence-Based Literacy Preparation Program for Young Children Beginning School
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Wheldall, Robyn; Glenn, Katharine; Arakelian, Sarah; Madelaine, Alison; Reynolds, Meree; Wheldall, Kevin – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2016
This study aimed to provide evidence regarding the efficacy of an early literacy preparation program, "PreLit", designed to improve the skills of young Australian children. Participants comprised 240 children in eight schools attending their first year of schooling. Children in the four experimental group schools received instruction in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education
Early Identification of Young Struggling Readers: Preliminary Benchmarks for Intervention for Students in Years One and Two in Schools in New South Wales
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Reynolds, Meree; Wheldall, Kevin; Madelaine, Alison – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2011
It is now widely acknowledged that early intervention programs should be provided for young students who are experiencing difficulty in learning to read. It is important, therefore, to have efficient ways of identifying students who are most in need of intervention. The aim of this study was to establish preliminary performance benchmarks to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Identification, Foreign Countries, Grade 1