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EJ579559 EC620643

Title: Classroom-Based Assessment of a Collaborative Intervention Program with Kindergarten and First-Grade Students.
Author(s): Farber, Judith G.; Klein, Evelyn R.
Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v30 n1 p83-91 Jan 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0161-1461
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1999

The Maximizing Academic Growth by Improving Communication (MAGIC) classroom teacher and speech-language pathologist collaborative intervention program was developed and implemented in 12 kindergarten and first-grade classes to determine effects on children. Weekly classroom intervention resulted in higher scores on listening and writing measures, and higher abilities in understanding vocabulary. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Class Activities; Educational Strategies; Inclusive Schools; Instructional Effectiveness; *Intervention; *Language Impairments; *Listening Skills; Primary Education; Speech Language Pathology; Student Evaluation; *Teacher Collaboration; Teamwork; *Vocabulary Development; *Writing Improvement; Young Children