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Fractions Intervention with and without Self-Regulation with Growth Mindset (SR-GM) Component

The intervention, referred to as Super Solvers (3rd grade-revised), is a 13-week program that targets at-risk third-grade students' understanding of fractions, specifically fraction magnitude. The program includes three 35-min sessions per week, delivered to pairs of students. It focuses on fraction magnitude, comparing, ordering, and placing fractions on number lines, and word problems to contextualize fractions as numbers in everyday contexts. The program uses explicit, structured cognitive strategy instruction, with tutors introducing new topics with worked examples, modeling efficient solution strategies, and providing corrective feedback for incorrect responses. The program also incorporates a motivational system focused on on-task behavior and includes activities such as Fraction Flash, Problem Quest, and Power Practice to build flexibility and speed with fraction magnitude component skills.

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Third Grade
Published: 2020

Math

Number Line Approach Combined with Cognitive Learning Strategies

The experimental intervention is a 27-lesson program that targets sixth-grade students with low fraction skills, focusing on the number line representation of fractions and incorporating cognitive learning strategies to improve learning and retention. The intervention includes explicit instruction, representational gestures, dual coding, spaced and interleaved practice, and feedback. The lessons are structured around a color run theme, where students practice counting aloud fractions of like denominators along the number line, and engage in games and activities to develop their understanding of fraction concepts, including magnitude judgments and equivalencies.

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Sixth Grade
Published: 2019

Math

Teach to One: Math (TtO): Personalized Learning for Middle School Mathematics

Teach to One: Math (TtO) is a blended learning intervention that targets middle school mathematics. TtO redesigns classroom instruction to match students with the specific content that best supports their academic growth. The program uses a 'skills map' to outline the skills students must master and their dependencies, and each student's individual learning profile is generated from a baseline assessment and updated frequently based on student performance. Students are physically reorganized into one large room containing multiple teachers and students from different classes simultaneously, and they meet in their Math advisory (Ma) sections to take a short, multiple-choice 'exit ticket' to determine their mastery of that day's content.

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Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade
Published: 2019

English Language Arts

New Chance: Improving Education, Parenting, Life Skills, and Employment Prospects of Young Welfare Mothers

New Chance is a program that aims to improve the education, parenting, life skills, and employment prospects of young welfare mothers. The program services have two phases. In the first phase, participants receive adult basic education, GED preparation, and pre-employment skills training, as well as life skills training, including health education, family planning, parenting education, and pediatric health services. Participants attend classes five days a week for six hours a day. After five months (or after they receive their GED certificates), participants enter the second phase of New Chance, where they receive occupational skills training, participate in internships, and receive job placement assistance. Throughout their time in the program, participants have access to free child care and a case manager who monitors and assists their progress.

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Published: 2008

English Language Arts Math

Lessons in Character: Teaching Character Education to Elementary School Students

Lessons in Character is a curriculum that aims to teach character education to students. The program consists of 24 lessons at each grade level, using a 'theme of the week' approach with stories, activities, daily and weekly writing assignments, and a class project. Teachers introduce the week's concept, read stories portraying that value in action, and engage students in targeted activities. Materials for students are available in English or Spanish, and the developer provides teaching resources such as binders with strategies, skills, suggestions, and techniques for teaching Lessons in Character.

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Fourth Grade Fifth Grade
Published: 2006

Non-Academic Area

Oregon Promise: Financial Aid Program for Community College Students

Oregon Promise is a financial aid program that targets high school students who plan to attend an Oregon community college by covering up to 90 attempted community college credits. The program is open to individuals with a high school diploma or GED test credential, including Oregon students who complete high school in public school, private school, home school, a correctional facility, or a foster care placement outside of the state. To be eligible for an Oregon Promise award, high school students must have resided in Oregon for at least 12 months prior to college enrollment, earned a high school unweighted cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher, completed high school, and earned or attempted no more than 90 college credits through dual-credit programs in high school.

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Postsecondary
Published: 2021