DaisyQuest improved phonological awareness over regular kindergarten curriculum on three of four measures¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2006 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? In Foster et al. (1994, Experiment 2), positive statistically significant effects favoring DaisyQuest were confirmed on three of four phonological awareness measures (Undersea Challenge, Production Test of Segmenting, Production Test of Blending). → DaisyQuest 2006
Evidence¶
DaisyQuest 2006¶
DaisyQuest. (2006). WWC Intervention Report: DaisyQuest. What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc
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Randomized trial of 69 kindergarteners assigned to DaisyQuest or regular kindergarten curriculum, using four phonological awareness tests. Three measures showed confirmed significant positive effects "favor- ing the DaisyQuest group".
"The authors found, and the WWC confirmed, positive, statistically significant effects favor- ing the DaisyQuest group on three measures (Undersea Challenge, Production Test of Segmenting, and Production Test of Blending)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Phonological Awareness — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- DaisyQuest outperformed math-oriented control software on phonological awareness and phonics measures — related
- DaisyQuest outperformed alternative reading software on phonological awareness in at-risk first graders — related
- DaisyQuest improved phonological awareness over regular schooling in a child-care facility randomized trial — related
- In Lonigan et al. (2003), DaisyQuest effects were statistically significant on four of eight phonological processing outcomes and not significant on the others — related
- DaisyQuest matched teacher-delivered phonological awareness instruction but beat other instructional software in low-progress readers — related
- DaisyQuest has positive effects on phonological processing in preschool children, with a domain-average effect size of 0.68 across two randomized controlled trials — a broader claim this one bears on
- Four of six standards-meeting studies showed statistically significant positive effects and two showed substantively important positive effects on phonological processing — a broader claim this one bears on
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DaisyQuest improved phonological awareness over regular kindergarten curriculum on three of four measures |
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DaisyQuest improved phonological awareness over regular kindergarten curriculum on three of four measures |
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2006 |
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