Spring 2008 - Recruitment
- recruitment of 20 teachers (1 per school)
- 10 teachers (1 per school) will implement the Read Aloud
curriculum in 2007-2008 (Intervention)
- 10 teachers (1 per school) will help us learn about existing
read aloud practices during 2007-2008 (NOTE: Teachers working
with us to learn about existing read aloud practices will
receive Read Aloud curriculum materials, training, and follow-up
support if interested) (Comparison)
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Fall 2008 - Getting Ready!
- meeting with teachers and principals to address logistics
and preparation
- parent notification
- pre-assessment of students from 20 participating classrooms
- informal classroom visits
- Read Aloud curriculum training for intervention teachers
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October/November 2008 - April 2009 - Implementation!
- intervention teachers implement curriculum
- comparison teachers continue using classroom read alouds
- informal meetings/classroom visits scheduled with
intervention and comparison teachers
- informal classroom observations of intervention and
comparison classrooms
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April/May 2009 - Wrap up!
- post-assessment of students from 20 participating classrooms
- informal classroom visits
- Read Aloud curriculum training for comparison teachers
- sharing of preliminary findings
- discussing possible collaborative next steps
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