WWC review of this study

Outcomes of an Emergent Literacy Intervention in Head Start.

Whitehurst, G. J.; And Others (1994). Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n4 p542-55. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ500565

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

Reviewed: April 2010



Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Study sample characteristics were not reported.

In the case of multiple manuscripts that report on one study, the WWC selects one manuscript as the primary citation and lists other manuscripts that describe the study as additional sources.

  • Zevenbergen, A. A., Whitehurst, G. J., & Zevenbergen, J. A. (2003). Effects of a shared-reading intervention on the inclusion of evaluative devices in narratives of children from low-income families. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24(1), 1–15.

  • Epstein, J. N. (1994). Accelerating the literacy development of disadvantaged preschool children: An experimental evaluation of a Head Start emergent literacy curriculum. (Doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1994). Dissertation Abstracts International, 55 (11B).

Reviewed: April 2007

Meets WWC standards without reservations


Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.


  • Female: 44%
    Male: 56%
  • Race
    Asian
    1%
    Black
    45%
    White
    46%
  • Ethnicity
    Hispanic    
    8%
    Not Hispanic or Latino    
    92%

Reviewed: February 2007

Meets WWC standards without reservations


Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.


  • Female: 44%
    Male: 56%
  • Race
    Asian
    1%
    Black
    45%
    White
    46%
  • Ethnicity
    Hispanic    
    8%
    Not Hispanic or Latino    
    92%

In the case of multiple manuscripts that report on one study, the WWC selects one manuscript as the primary citation and lists other manuscripts that describe the study as additional sources.

  • Epstein, J. N. (1994). Accelerating the literacy development of disadvantaged preschool children: An experimental evaluation of a Head Start emergent literacy curriculum. (Doctoral dissertation, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1994). Dissertation Abstracts International, 55 (11B).

  • Zevenbergen, A. A., Whitehurst, G. J., & Zevenbergen, J. A. (2003). Effects of a shared-reading intervention on the inclusion of evaluative devices in narratives of children from low-income families. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24(1), 1–15.

 

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