Small-group instructional intervention for students struggling in literacy and English language development is supported by six RCTs at moderate evidence level¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Providing small-group instructional intervention to struggling students rests on six randomized controlled trials meeting WWC standards, five in primary grades K-2 and one in grades 6-8. → Baker 2014

Evidence¶

Baker 2014¶

Baker, S., Geva, E., Kieffer, M. J., Lesaux, N., Linan-Thompson, S., Morris, J., Proctor, C. P., & Russell, R. (2014). Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School. What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/19

q2 · i? · review · r?

The guide's evidence summary for Recommendation 4 reports "Six randomized controlled trials met WWC standards", assessing impacts of small-group interventions, with results reported for English learner samples or subsamples or entire samples including native English speakers.

"Six randomized controlled trials met WWC standards – Five studies focused on primary (K-2) – One study focused on grades 6-8"

Discussion¶

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