Evaluation of the Effects of Read it Once Again across Two Groups of Students

Authors

  • Vivian I. Correa University of North Carolina Charlotte
  • Cynthia C. Baughan University of North Carolina Charlotte
  • Karen M. Fries Francis Marion University
  • Martie Thompson Clemson University
  • Robert Algozzine University of North Carolina Charlotte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55370/hsdialog.v16i4.155

Keywords:

early literacy, children with disabilities, children at risk, early childhood curriculum

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a preschool early literacy curriculum (Read It Once Again) across two groups of students. Participants were preschool children with disabilities in self-contained classrooms and children at risk for disabilities served in state funded prekindergarten programs. Teachers in the intervention classrooms implemented Read It Once Again instruction in small groups on a daily basis. Teachers in comparison classrooms implemented the ongoing preschool curriculum as a “business-as-usual†no-intervention condition. There were no pretest group differences on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Preschool Language Scales for both groups of children; however, there were statistically significant effects on picture naming and rhyming progress-monitoring measures for preschoolers with disabilities who received the intervention. These results suggest that Read It Once Again may be effective for improving early literacy skills of preschool children with or at risk for significant early learning problems.

Author Biographies

Vivian I. Correa, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child and Family Development.

Cynthia C. Baughan, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Assistant Professor of Special Education and Child and Family Development

Karen M. Fries, Francis Marion University

Assistant Professor of Education

Martie Thompson, Clemson University

Research Professor in Public Health Sciences and Director of Center for Research and Collaborative Activities

Robert Algozzine, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Professor and Program Coordinator of the Department of Educational Leadership

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Published

2013-09-04

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Research Articles