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Contents
INTRODUCTION 4
NO EFFECT OF THE PROGRAM ON STUDENTS' LANGUAGE AND READING PERFORMANCE OVERALL 7
ALSO NO EFFECT ON LANGUAGE AND READING PERFORMANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS 10
CHALLENGES IN DELIVERING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO TEACHERS ON PROGRAM CONTENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES LIMITED CHANGES... 12
REFERENCES 23
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 27
Exhibits
Exhibit 1. How This Academic Language Program May Affect Students' Language and Reading Skills 5
Exhibit 2. Instructional Practice Examples for the Three Core Components 8
Exhibit 3. No Effect on Students' Reading and Language Test Performance 9
Exhibit 4. No Effect on English Learners' Reading and Language Test 11
Exhibit 5. No Effect on Reading and Language Test Performance for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds 12
Exhibit 6. Initial Training and Ongoing Support Plan for Coaches and Teachers 13
Exhibit 7. Receipt of Teacher Training and Professional Support Sessions Was Initially Strong, but Was Difficult to Sustain Throughout the School Year 14
Exhibit 8. The Program Affected Academic Language Instruction Overall, but the Effect Is the Result of Word Knowledge Instruction 16
Boxes
Box 1. Study Design 6