WWC review of this study

Reading and Language Outcomes of a Five-Year Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education

Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy; Calderon, Margarita; Chamberlain, Anne; Hennessy, Megan (2010). Center for Research and Reform in Education. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED539723

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
     examining 
    247
     Students
    , grades
    K-4

Reviewed: September 2010

No statistically significant positive
findings
Meets WWC standards without reservations
Reading achievement outcomes—Statistically significant negative effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
mean
Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

2nd grade

Overall;
232 students

475.97

475.05

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

3rd grade

Overall;
207 students

486.88

485.84

No

--

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

2nd grade

Overall;
232 students

80.40

81.13

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

2nd grade

Overall;
232 students

471.27

472.65

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

3rd grade

Overall;
207 students

481.04

481.36

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

3rd grade

Overall;
207 students

492.90

494.85

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

4th grade

Overall;
115 students

497.30

499.11

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

4th grade

Overall;
115 students

489.13

490.36

No

--

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

3rd grade

Overall;
207 students

84.76

85.45

No

--

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

4th grade

Overall;
115 students

88.07

90.36

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

4th grade

Overall;
115 students

495.78

499.78

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

1st grade

Overall;
247 students

445.74

457.21

Yes

-14
 
 

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

1st grade

Overall;
247 students

74.98

79.90

Yes

-15
 
 

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

1st grade

Overall;
247 students

442.22

454.37

Yes

-15
 
 

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

2nd grade

Overall;
232 students

483.42

488.40

Yes

-15
 
 

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

Kindergarten

Overall;
148 students

70.84

75.99

Yes

-17
 
 

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

Kindergarten

Overall;
148 students

452.41

458.48

Yes

-18
 
 

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

1st grade

Overall;
247 students

470.92

480.32

Yes

-19
 
 

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Structured English immersion (SEI)

Kindergarten

Overall;
148 students

394.66

413.71

Yes

-23
 
 


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.


  • 58% English language learners

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    California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas
  • Race
    Black
    9%
    Other or unknown
    7%
    White
    7%
  • Ethnicity
    Hispanic    
    77%
    Not Hispanic or Latino    
    23%
 

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