The Promise of Early Language Comprehension Individualized Instruction

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the promise of Early Language Comprehension Individualized Instruction (ELCII) in improving inference making skills of kindergarteners. One hundred ninety-one students completed the ELCII program, which consists of 20 instructional video modules and a set of 20 transfer read-aloud lessons. Results revealed genre differences in the improvement in inference-making over the course of the ELCII program. Specifically, students only showed growth in inference-making on instructional video modules that conveyed fiction content, whereas students’ did not show any growth on instructional video modules that conveyed informational content.

Authors

• Jasmine Kim, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Panayiota Kendeou, University of Minnesota

• Kristen L. McMaster, University of Minnesota

• Nidhi Kohli, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities