2021
Content tagged with 2021
Attendance plan moving to next level
Sherman Superintendent Accepts New Position
NCRERN Newsletter: Fall 2021
Proving Ground Partners with Rhode Island Department of Education for LEAP District Support Program
Improving Improvement: Testing Theories of Institutional Capacity Building
Your child missed learning the alphabet today: A randomized trial of sending teacherwritten postcards home to reduce absences
This randomized trial evaluates the effectiveness of sending teacherwritten postcards home to reduce absences.
Improving reading comprehension, science domain knowledge, and reading engagement through a first grade content literacy intervention
This study shows that a short, first-grade content literacy intervention can significantly strengthen science knowledge and reading comprehension without harming foundational literacy skills or engagement.
Measures Matter: A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Educational Apps on Preschool to Grade 3 Children’s Literacy and Math Skills
This meta-analysis shows that educational apps can meaningfully improve early literacy and math—especially for preschoolers and constrained skills—but their effectiveness varies widely based on age, skill type, and outcome measurement.
Improving Elementary Grade Students’ Science and Social Studies Vocabulary Knowledge Depth, Reading Comprehension, and Argumentative Writing: a Conceptual Replication
This large-scale replication study confirms that the MORE content literacy intervention substantially improves elementary students’ science and social studies vocabulary and argumentative writing, with vocabulary growth serving as a key mechanism for