First graders' literacy and self-regulation gains: The effect of individualizing student instruction.
We examined the effect of individualizing student instruction (ISI; N=445 students, 46 classrooms) on first graders' self-regulation gains compared to a business-as-usual control group. Self-regulation, conceptualized as a constellation of executive skills, was positively associated with academic development. We hypothesized that the ISI intervention's emphasis on teacher planning and organization, classroom management, and the opportunity for students to work independently and in small groups would promote students' self-regulation. We found no main effect of ISI on self-regulation gains. However, for students with weaker initial self-regulation, ISI was associated with greater self-regulation gains compared to peers in control classrooms. The ISI effect on self-regulation was greater when the intervention was more fully implemented.
Connor
Carol McDonald
CM
Florida State University, Florida Center for Reading Research, USA. cconnor@fsu
Ponitz
Claire Cameron
CC
Phillips
Beth M
BM
Travis
Q Monét
QM
Glasney
Stephanie
S
Morrison
Frederick J
FJ
D002648:Child; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011932:Reading; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*