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English Reading Effects of Small‐Group Intensive Intervention in Spanish for K–1 English Learners
Author(s) -
Gerber Michael,
Jimenez Terese,
Leafstedt Jill,
Villaruz Jessica,
Richards Catherine,
English Judy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
learning disabilities research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.018
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1540-5826
pISSN - 0938-8982
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5826.2004.00109.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , psychology , intervention (counseling) , curriculum , response to intervention , mathematics education , phonology , phonological awareness , pedagogy , developmental psychology , special education , literacy , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry
In this article we report small, but statistically significant, effects of brief supplemental instruction on English reading by Spanish‐speaking kindergartners ( N = 37) who performed poorly on a bilingual battery of phonological‐processing tasks. Intervention design was compatible with the Reading First initiative and with research on use of multitiered intervention strategies for preventing reading failure among young monolingual students (e.g., L. S. Fuchs & Vaughn, 2003). We describe a Core Intervention Model (CIM) comprised of specific instructional behaviors that teachers might easily learn and employ regardless of curriculum, and discuss implications of our findings for building multitiered preventative instruction for young English learners.