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Language for Learning

Grades: PreK - 5

Language for Learning provides young learners with the knowledge and understanding of language they need to achieve proficiency and reading comprehension. This oral language program was designed for kindergarten and primary age school children, as well as English language learners, giving them a strong foundation for expressive and receptive language.

Program Details

The research-proven content of Language for Learning is based on analyses of the words, concepts, and sentence structures that are used for teaching, as well as an analysis of the directions and content of textbooks and other instructional materials in grades K-2.

Features and Benefits:

  • Carefully organized sequences of daily exercises assure varied and thorough instructional delivery.
  • Detailed and easy-to-follow teacher materials maximize instructional time spent with students.
  • Additional resources such as picture cards, skills folders, and support for ELL students extend the program’s effectiveness to a wide range of young learners.
  • Comprehensive tools for performance management, tracking, and assessment promote consistent achievement for all students in the program.
  • A Fast Cycle option allows advanced students to move through the program at an accelerated rate to match their capabilities.

With the addition of technology-based resources for both student instruction and professional development, Language for Learning helps teachers optimize each minute spent in the classroom.

Research Base

  • Direct Instruction and Teaching of Early Reading
    This report summarize some of the research supporting the use of Direct Instruction to teach early reading skills. It also discuss some of the barriers educators face when attempting to implement Direct Instruction, specifically proponents of whole language teaching. Finally, researchers describe schools and teachers in Wisconsin that have achieved excellent results with Direct Instruction and how this is changing the minds of many critics.
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  • Special Education and Direct Instruction
    Research shows strong evidence of success when Direct Instruction programs are used with students with special needs. In fact, Direct Instruction is one of only seven interventions proven effective (Forness, Kavale, Blum & Lloyd, 1997). With its research-supported design and systematic delivery, Direct Instruction is often referred to as a program for special education or at-risk students.
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  • The Research Base and Validation of Direct Instruction Language Programs
    This report shows the seventeen studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals, 16 of which were group design studies (pre-experimental, quasi-experimental, experimental) and one of which was single case (A-B). All examined the effectiveness of one or more of the Direct Instruction language programs across a wide variety of settings and populations. All studies are described in the narrative.

 

Evidence of Success