Mesa, C, Newbury, DF, Nash, M et al. (8 more authors) (2020) The effects of reading and language intervention on literacy skills in children in a remote community: An exploratory randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Educational Research, 100. 101535. ISSN 0883-0355
Abstract
This study explored the effects of a 27-week reading and language intervention, for low-income children living in a remote Chilean community, using a randomized controlled trial. At the end of the intervention, children in the intervention group showed improvements compared to the waiting group on pre-literacy, reading, language, and reading comprehension measures (effect sizes d > 0.25). The gains in pre-literacy skills, word reading and word knowledge were maintained at 9-month delayed follow-up, though the improvements in language and reading comprehension were not. Our findings suggest that language and literacy programs can be useful for improving attainment in children living in disadvantaged and isolated communities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Crown Copyright © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in International Journal of Educational Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Reading and language intervention; Remote community; RCT; Development trial |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2020 16:24 |
Last Modified: | 05 Aug 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101535 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:155925 |
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