Virginia Buysse

At the time of this study, research indicated that Latino children were lagging behind their peers when they entered into kindergarten. However, very little was known about the effects of pre-kindergarten schooling on Latino children who are English language learners. In this study, the researchers purposed to develop and test an intervention designed to improve the quality of teaching practices related to literacy and language learning among Latino children enrolled in North Carolina's More...

A growing body of evidence suggests that Response to Intervention (RtI) has potential for improving academic outcomes for all children and for reducing inappropriate referrals for special education. Because preschools are focusing more and more on teaching basic skills that promote academic success in elementary school, it has been suggested that RtI models would benefit children in pre-elementary education settings. As evidence of the promise of applying RtI to preschool settings, researc...