An Evaluation of an Explicit Read Aloud Intervention Taught in Whole-Classroom Formats In First Grade
Baker, Scott K.; Santoro, Lana Edwards; Chard, David J.; Fien, Hank; Park, Yonghan; Otterstedt, Janet (2013). Elementary School Journal, v113 n3 p331-358 Mar 2013. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1013951
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Practice Guide
Review Details
Reviewed: February 2023
- Practice Guide (findings for Read aloud curriculum—Baker et al. (2013))
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Meets WWC standards without reservations because it is a randomized controlled trial with low attrition.
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Findings
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Strong Narrative Assessment Procedure (SNAP) - Narrative Retells subtest |
Read aloud curriculum—Baker et al. (2013) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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14.18 |
12.31 |
No |
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Expository Retells |
Read aloud curriculum—Baker et al. (2013) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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4.90 |
4.36 |
No |
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Gates MacGinitie Test of Reading Comprehension - Listening Comprehension subtest |
Read aloud curriculum—Baker et al. (2013) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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16.02 |
16.08 |
No |
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Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge |
Read aloud curriculum—Baker et al. (2013) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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28.65 |
20.45 |
Yes |
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Study Details
Setting
The study takes place in 12 first grade classrooms in 12 elementary schools in 3 districts in the Pacific Northwest. 10 schools (4 assigned to the treatment group and 6 assigned to the control) come from district 1, while 1 school each from districts 2 and 3 were assigned to the treatment group.
Study sample
About 55% percent of the sample received free or reduced price lunch, and a little under half was female. 27% of the intervention and 20% of the control group were minorities.
Intervention Group
The intervention consisted of 19 weeks of instruction, broken into 2-week units. Each unit included 6-7 lessons of 30 minutes each, with each lesson centered around a book. In each lesson teachers first identified the type of book and taught vocabulary. During reading they focused on grammar in narrative texts and k-w-l (know, want to know, learned) in expository texts and prompted discussions. After reading the text was summarized, retelling practiced, and vocabulary reviewed. Teachers were asked to lead students in read aloud activities at least 4 days a week, including the intervention lessons.
Comparison Group
Comparison teachers were asked to lead students in read aloud activities at least 4 days a week using their usual practices.
Support for implementation
Teachers participated in a 2-day training before the intervention began, during which they were introduced to the program and lessons were modelled. Teachers also received materials. Teachers were observed and provided with feedback during the first two weeks of the intervention, and participated in a half-day follow up training 9 weeks into the study.
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