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JOURNAL OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 46, Issue 2, Pages 173-192Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2007.03.002
Keywords
first grade; Hierarchical linear modeling; literacy instruction; classroom organization; word reading
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- NICHD NIH HHS [R01HD027176, R01HD48539] Funding Source: Medline
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Teacher organization is a crucial part of classroom functioning; however, its relation to student achievement has not been investigated as extensively as that of instruction. In this study, organization is defined as the amount of time teachers spend explaining the purpose and procedures of learning activities and daily routines. Data from first-grade classrooms (N=44) observed three times during the school year (fall, winter, and spring) are analyzed, along with students' (N= 108) literacy skills at fall and spring. Hierarchical Linear Modeling reveals that, controlling for students' fall word reading and vocabulary skills, as well as amount of language arts instruction they receive, both amount and change in amount over time in classroom organization significantly predicts spring word reading skills. Specifically, children in classrooms observed in higher amounts of classroom time in organization at the beginning of the school year, followed by sharp decreases over the school year, demonstrated stronger letter and word reading skills by spring, and this was a main effect (p<.05). Practical and research implications are discussed. (C) 2007 Society for the study of School Psychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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