Julieta Lugo-Gil
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Play and Learn: Effectiveness of Play as a Teaching Strategy in the Early Grades
Is play an effective tool to promote learning in pre-kindergarten through grade 3? At the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Mid-Atlantic reviewed the evidence on three approaches to play as a teaching strategy in classroom settings: Teacher-directed play, in which teachers plan games and play activities as learning opportunities. They also outline rules for students to follow in these games and activities. Child-direct...
Date published:
Sep 22, 2020
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Training Material
Play as a Teaching Strategy for Children in Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 3: Findings from the Evidence Review
This memo summarizes the findings from an evidence review that the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) asked the REL to conduct on play as a teaching strategy for children in pre-kindergarten to grade 3. As directed by OCDEL, we examined approaches to play as a teaching strategy implemented in academic settings, including preschools, elementary schools, and summer school programs.
Feb 27, 2020
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Evaluation Report
Effectiveness of Selected Supplemental Reading Comprehension Interventions: Impacts on a First Cohort of Fifth-Grade Students
The report was prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences under Contract No. ED-01-C0039/0010. The project officer is Audrey Pendleton in the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. IES evaluation reports present objective information on the conditions of implementation and impacts of the programs being evaluated. IES evaluation reports do not include conclusions or recommendations or views with regard to actions policymakers or practitioners should take in light
May 01, 2009