Lesaux, Nonie K.; Kieffer, Michael J.; Kelley, Joan G.; Harris, Julie Russ (2014). American Educational Research Journal, v51 n6 p1159-1194 Dec 2014. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1045653
Reviewed: February 2024
Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively Practice Guide
(findings for Academic Language Instruction for All Students (ALIAS))
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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
|
Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oral and Written Language Scales: Written Expression |
Academic Language Instruction for All Students (ALIAS) vs. Business as usual |
20 Weeks |
Sub-sample of randomly selected students (Language Minority + non-Language Minority);
|
36.38 |
35.27 |
No |
-- |
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
14 middle schools in a large, urban district in California
Teachers’ instruction was based on the Academic Language Instruction for All Students program, which includes short texts with academic vocabulary words and individual and small-group activities focused on the vocabulary words. The intervention included nine 2-week units and two 1-week review units. Daily lessons were 45 minutes long and delivered during 90-minute to 120-minute English language arts blocks.
Teachers taught their regular lessons.
Reviewed: September 2021
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.
Reviewed: November 2012
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.
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