The Effects of an Academic Language Program on Student Reading Outcomes

Title:	The Effects of an Academic Language Program on Student Reading Outcomes
Description:	Helping English learners and economically disadvantaged students read as well as their more advantaged peers is a struggle for many schools. This study tested a promising program to improve fourth- and fifth-grade students' ability to understand the academic language used in school and support their reading achievement. The supplemental program included reading, speaking, and writing activities for students and training for teachers. About 60 schools were randomly assigned to implement the program for one school year or to continue using their typical strategies. The study compared the average reading performance of the two groups to assess the program's effectiveness.
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Cover Date:	August 2022
Web Release:	August 16, 2022
Publication #:	NCEE 2022007
Center/Program:	NCEE
Authors:	Corrin, W., Zhu, P., Shih, M., Brown, K. T., Teres, J., Darrow, C., Nichols, A., & Lack, K.
Type of Product:	Evaluation Report
Keywords:	English Language Learners (ELL) English Language Proficiency Reading • beginning reading Students • reading and writing Writing
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Evaluation Report, please contact: Tracy Rimdzius.