James W. Chapman
Results from a Longitudinal Early Literacy Intervention Study: Expected and Unexpected Outcomes.
Massey University
findings presented twoyear longitudinal study involving quick60 foundation programme beginning readers programme 32 week wholeclass literacy curriculum systematically explicitly teaches key early literacy skills end year 2 literacy performances students receiving programme first year schooling compared students received regular literacy instruction participants low decile auckland schools large numbers maori pasifika students end year 2 quick60 students outperformed comparison students reading book level word knowledge reading accuracy results reading comprehension statistically significant expected direction quick60 students surprisingly students home backgrounds rated teachers normal perform considerably better students difficult backgrounds results discussed terms benefits explicit codeorientated literacy instruction outset schooling