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Williams, Joanna P.; Kao, Jenny C.; Pao, Lisa S.; Ordynans, Jill G.; Atkins, J. Grant; Cheng, Rong; DeBonis, Daniel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
We developed and evaluated an intervention that teaches reading comprehension via expository text structure training to second graders in urban public schools at risk for academic failure. Fifty lessons on 5 basic text structures (sequence, comparison, causation, description, and problem-solution) were embedded in a social studies curriculum that…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Grade 2, Urban Schools
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Crawford, April; Varghese, Cheryl; Hsu, Hsien-Yuan; Zucker, Tricia; Landry, Susan; Assel, Michael; Monsegue-Bailey, Pauline; Bhavsar, Vibhutibala – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
This study contrasted face-to-face and remote coaching models using an empirically-based professional development model, The Early Education model (TEEM). Child care teachers (n = 174) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: remote coaching (n = 59), face-to-face coaching (n = 66), and business-as-usual (n = 49). This study examined…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Program Effectiveness
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O'Connor, Erin E.; Cappella, Elise; McCormick, Meghan P.; McClowry, Sandee G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
The primary aim of this group randomized trial was to test the efficacy of INSIGHTS Into Children's Temperament (INSIGHTS) in increasing the academic achievement and sustained attention and reducing the disruptive behavior problems of low-income kindergarten and 1st grade children. Twenty-two urban elementary schools serving low-income families…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Program Effectiveness