Abstracts & Briefs

Alison Chrisler & Thompson Ling
June 1, 2011

This Fact Sheet reviews fifteen experimentally-evaluated programs and intervention strategies that were primarily focused on improving early language and literacy skills. The review does not include comprehensive early childhood programs or early intervention strategies that may produce literacy and language outcomes, such as Even Start, Head Start, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, Tools of the Mind, or Ready to Learn. In addition, this Fact Sheet is not an exhaustive list of effective early language and literacy programs and interventions. Rather, it is an overview of experimentally evaluated programs and intervention strategies that have been identified for Child Trends’ database of random assignment, intent-to-treat studies of social interventions for children and youth – LINKS (Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully).

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Tammy Cave

Effective teachers never stop exploring different ways to improve student achievement. As there is no single, perfect solution, educators look to research to guide their practice. Recent innovations in science have allowed an unprecedented look into the way the brain works. The exciting learnings about brain function and its effects on learning have the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning. Brain research has provided new knowledge about the many ways that humans learn. Brain-based learning has resulted from educators and researchers applying the findings of brain research to guide teaching practice.

This aricle presents 10 key finds concerning brain research and its implication for teaching practice. An annotated bibliograpghy of useful reading has also been included.

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December 1, 2010

This article presents a brief overview of the findings of reseach conducted to examine the implications of summer learning loss.

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