Evaluating the Efficacy of an English Language Development Program for Middle School English Learners

Autor/inn/en	Chaparro, Erin A.; Smolkowski, Keith; Gunn, Barbara; Dennis, Caroline; Vadasy, Patricia
Titel	Evaluating the Efficacy of an English Language Development Program for Middle School English Learners
Quelle	(2022), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Proficiency; Intervention; Evidence Based Practice; Direct Instruction; Outcomes of Education; English Language Learners; Middle School Students; Grade 6; Grade 7; Oral Reading; Reading Fluency; Advanced Students; Teaching Methods; Speech Communication; Oral Language; Elementary School Students; Emergent Literacy; Reading Tests; Achievement Tests; Language Tests; Educational Improvement; Instructional Design; Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS); Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Direct instructional procedues; Direct instructional approach; Unterrichtsverfahren; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Oral work; Reading; Mündliche Übung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Fortgeschrittener; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Frühleseunterricht; Lesetest; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Language test; Sprachtest; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	This paper reports the outcomes of an experimental evaluation of "Direct Instruction Spoken English (DISE)," an English language curriculum that focuses on developing English speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in English Learners (ELs). Twenty-nine middle schools in three states were randomly assigned to teach "DISE" Level 1 or their typical English language development program. Treatment teachers received two days of training and taught daily lessons. Project staff assessed 746 sixth and seventh-grade students with a proximal measure of English language proficiency and distal measures of language and oral reading fluency. Analyses of oral English language suggested differences between intervention conditions favored the DISE condition for students who began with lower English language proficiency and accumulated when taught over two years. Differences between intervention conditions were not observed after only one year of instruction and for students with advanced levels of English language proficiency. The findings suggest that an evidence-based English oral language program that included frequent teacher demonstrations and opportunities for students to practice speaking English may improve English oral language skills for middle school students. [This is the online first version of an article published in "Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR)."] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01