DaisyQuest for Preschool Children. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report

Titel	DaisyQuest for Preschool Children. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
Quelle	(2006), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Software; Computer Software Evaluation; Preschool Children; Reading Skills; Instructional Effectiveness; Florida; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Softwareanalyse; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	"DaisyQuest" is a software bundle that offers computer-assisted instruction in phonological awareness, targeting children aged three to seven years (or preschool to second grade). The instructional activities, framed in a fairy tale involving a search for a friendly dragon named Daisy, teach children how to recognize words that rhyme; words that have the same beginning, middle, and ending sounds; and words that can be formed from a series of phonemes presented separately, as well as how to count the number of sounds in words. Two studies reviewed by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) investigated the effects of "DaisyQuest" in center-based settings. Both studies (Foster, Erickson, Foster, Brinkman, & Torgesen, 1994; Lonigan, Driscoll, Phillips, Cantor, Anthony, & Goldstein, 2003) were randomized controlled trials that met WWC evidence standards. Foster et al. (1994) included 27 four- to six-year-old low- to middle-income preschool children who attended a childcare center in Orem, Utah. Foster and colleagues compared phonological processing outcomes for an intervention group that used "DaisyQuest" with outcomes for children in a no-treatment comparison group who participated in their regular preschool program. Lonigan et al. (2003) included 41 three- to five-year-old low-income children attending a Head Start program in Tallahassee, Florida. Eighty-five percent of the children were African-American, 10% were Caucasian, and 5% were Hispanic. Lonigan and colleagues compared phonological processing outcomes for an intervention group that used "DaisyQuest" and "Daisy's Castle" with outcomes for children in a no-treatment comparison group who participated in their regular Head Start curriculum. Both studies met WWC evidence standards and found positive effects for phonological processing. (Contains 7 footnotes.) [This publication was produced by the What Works Clearinghouse. The following two studies are reviewed in this intervention report: (1) Foster, K. C., Erickson, G. C., Foster, D. F., Brinkman, D., & Torgesen, J. K. (1994). Computer Administered Instruction in Phonological Awareness: Evaluation of the DaisyQuest Program. "The Journal of Research and Development in Education," 27(2), 126-137; and (2) Lonigan, C. J., Driscoll, K., Phillips, B. M., Cantor, B. G., Anthony, J. L., & Goldstein, H. (2003). A Computer-Assisted Instruction Phonological Sensitivity Program for Preschool Children At-Risk for Reading Problems. "Journal of Early Intervention," 25(4), 248-262.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	What Works Clearinghouse. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: contact.WWC@ed.gov; Web site: https://whatworks.ed.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06