The Early Literacy Project: Final milestone report (2018)
Abstract
The main purpose of this longitudinal research project was to provide professional learning and development (PLD) workshops and associated materials for teachers of New Entrant/Year 1 students, and to assess the impact of the workshops on the literacy learning outcomes of students in Year 1 and beyond. The workshops focussed on providing teachers with the knowledge and skills to adopt explicit and systematic word-decoding teaching strategies in their literacy instruction. Effective word decoding skills are a necessary requirement for success in learning to read. The project commenced in February 2015 and concluded in July 2017. A total of 729 students from 39 schools in the lower North Island participated in the project. Schools were randomly allocated to either an “intervention” group or a “comparison” group. Attrition, the withdrawal of one school, and incomplete data reduced the number of students included in the various analyses. Teachers who had some involvement with students in the project, either as a participating project teacher, a comparison school teacher, or as a classroom teacher in following years, numbered 288.
Citation
Chapman JW, Arrow AW, Braid C, Tunmer WE, Greaney KT (2018). The Early Literacy Project: Final milestone report. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Massey University.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
ANZSRC Fields of Research
39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390104 - English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)13 - Education::1303 - Specialist Studies in Education::130313 - Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
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