Panayiota Kendeou

In this project, researchers will develop the automated, interactive, cloud-based, instructional software, Early Language Comprehension Individualized Instruction (ELCII), meant to improve reading comprehension of kindergarten students by focusing on teaching students how to make inferences when they read. Many elementary school students are not able to understand the overall meaning of text or to make simple inferences about what is happening in the text. One possible response to this educa...

This project developed the Technology-Based Early Language Comprehension Intervention (TELCI) for first- and second-grade students with or at risk for disabilities who experience reading comprehension difficulties. According to the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress, approximately a third of fourth-grade students struggle in the area of reading comprehension, making it crucial to address these difficulties in earlier grades. A disproportionate number of students with reading co...

The research team will develop and pilot test a novel education technology called iCODE (improve source CODE comprehension). Code comprehension is a critical skill for both learners and professionals. iCODE will integrate reading strategies training, animated pedagogical agents, inclusive and culturally responsive instructional design, and the open pro-social learner model to improve code comprehension and learning and student engagement, self-efficacy, computer science (CS) identity, and re...

This project team will evaluate the efficacy of a supplemental instructional program called ELCII (Early Language Comprehension Individualized Instruction). ELCII, developed with prior IES funding, provides opportunities for supplemental early instruction in language comprehension skills, which are much needed to prevent long-term negative reading outcomes. Specifically, ELCII focuses on training a core language comprehension skill, inference making, in kindergarten. The project will examine...