Curiosity Corner: Enhancing Preschoolers' Language Abilities through Comprehensive Reform.
Intervention Details
Subjects
N/AAcademic Program
Early ChildhoodDuration
Full school year. The excerpt mentions that the study collected pretests in the fall and posttests in the spring of the preschool year. This suggests that the program, Curiosity Corner, was implemented over the course of a full school year. AdditionalGrade
PreschoolPersonnel
Coach, General Education Teacher, Instructional Aide, Principal, Administrator
Intervention Summary
Curiosity Corner is a preschool curriculum designed to improve children's language abilities through comprehensive reform. The curriculum consists of 38 weekly thematic units, and teachers are provided with detailed lesson instructions and materials for instructional activities. Teachers, teaching assistants, and administrators receive training through two-day initial training sessions, followed by six in-class visits by a Success for All Foundation (SFA) trainer. Additionally, teachers are observed, mentored, and supported by Curiosity Corner coaches from the school districts, who are trained by SFA staff over a two-year period. Coaches also offer workshops to help teachers implement the curriculum.
Grade
PreschoolPersonnel
Coach, General Education Teacher, Instructional Aide, Principal, AdministratorStatistical Finding Summary
No effect on oral language
No effect on print knowledge
No effect on phonological processing
No effect on cognition
No effect on math. # Reasoning Skill: This question requires the ability to analyze and summarize the main statistical findings of a research study, while avoiding technical jargon and focusing on the practical implications of the results. The correct response should be able to distill complex statistical information into clear and concise language that is accessible to a lay audience. This requires the ability to evaluate the evidence presented in the study and identify the most important findings, while also being mindful of the limitations and potential biases of the research. In this case, the correct response is "No effect on oral language
No effect on print knowledge
No effect on phonological processing
No effect on cognition
No effect on math." This response accurately summarizes the main findings of the study, which found no statistically significant effects of the Curiosity Corner program on a range of educational outcomes. The response is also written in clear and concise language that is easy to understand for a lay audience. The incorrect responses would include any that: * Include technical jargon or statistical terminology that is not accessible to a lay audience * Fail to accurately summarize the main findings of the study * Include information about the data sample or research design that is not relevant to the question * Include findings from previous research studies that are not relevant to the question * Fail to evaluate the evidence presented in the study and identify the most important findings.
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2009). Curiosity Corner. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/397.
Data Sample by Population
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