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Around the Corner (ATC): Improving Early Reading Skills for Preschool and Kindergarten Students

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Intervention Details

Subject

English Language Arts

Academic Program

Early Childhood

Duration

Full school year

Grades

Preschool, K

Personnel

Coach, General Education Teacher, Principal

Intervention Summary

Around the Corner (ATC) is a program for both preschool and kindergarten students that enables teachers to show children how the world works for concepts that are not possible to illustrate in a classroom with actual objects. ATC includes computer activities and videos for children, and opportunities to view videos again at home (Home Links) provide the repeated experiences with language concepts and vocabulary that are necessary to language development. An additional component of the ATC intervention includes interactive, video-based professional development for teachers.

Statistical Finding Summary

No effect on early reading skills

Source

Alan C. K., C., Betsy, W., Gavin, L., Mary, L., Steven M., R. & Winnie, T. (2016). Evaluation of Around the Corner (ED574582). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED574582.pdf.

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