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Title: A Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of a Pre-K Multisensory Literacy Curriculum
Center: NCER Year: 2003
Principal Investigator: Cunningham, Anne Awardee: University of California, Berkeley
Program: Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research      [Program Details]
Award Period: 4 years Award Amount: $2,182,828
Type: Efficacy and Replication Award Number: R305J030037
Description:

Purpose: In this study, researchers proposed to examine the efficacy of the Ready, Set, Leap! (RSL) literacy curriculum for with at-risk pre-k children. The RSL curriculum focuses on important literacy skills that are essential to reading success in the first grade. It was an interactive, multi-sensory curriculum that was based upon research in literacy and early childhood education. Preliminary research at the time found that it improved literacy learning outcomes for young children. This study conducted a randomized trial comparing the RSL curriculum to the curriculum currently being used in the pre-k programs. Complementary research in this study was to examine two levels of teacher professional development and teacher experience with the curriculum, the roles of teacher knowledge and attitudes during the implementation of RSL, and the relationship between teacher knowledge and attitudes to children's learning outcomes.

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Book chapters

Cunningham, A.E. (2009). Reading Aloud to Students. Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology (pp. 787–781). New York: Springer-Verlag.

Cunningham, A.E. (2010). Children Literature. Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology (pp. 214–216). New York: Springer-Verlag.

Cunningham, A.E. (2010). Reading, Teaching. In C.S. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology (pp. 789). New York: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-71799-9_346

Cunningham, A.E., Nathan, R., and Schmidt, K. (2011). Orthographic Processing in Models of Word Recognition. In M. Kamil, and P.D. Pearson (Eds.), Handbook of Reading Research (pp. 259–285). New York: Routledge.

Journal articles

Cunningham, A.E., and Zibuslky, J. (2009). Perspectives on Teachers' Disciplinary Knowledge of Reading Processes, Development, and Pedagogy. Reading and Writing, 22(4): 375–378.

Cunningham, A.E., Zibulsky, J., and Callahan, M. (2009). Starting Small: Building Preschool Teacher Knowledge That Supports Early Literacy Development. Reading and Writing, 22(4): 487–510.

Cunningham, A.E., Zibulsky, J., Stanovich, K.E., and Stanovich, P.K. (2009). How Teachers Would Spend Their Time Teaching Language Arts: The Mismatch Between Self-Reported and Best Practices. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42(5): 418–430.

Joshi, M., and Cunningham, A.E. (2009). Teacher Knowledge and Link to Children's Learning. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42(5).

Proceedings

Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Consortium (2008). Effects of Preschool Curriculum Programs on School Readiness (NCER 2008–2009). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Research. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)


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