Program Description

"Developing Talkers is a curriculum supplement that was created by researchers at the Children’s Learning Institute to support young children’s language and literacy skills. The purpose of the Developing Talkers curriculum supplement and training materials is to explain and put into action the evidence-based practices that boost children’s oral language skills and conceptual knowledge. The curriculum uses a series of instructional routines that are repeated across all units."

Cost

Contact publisher for pricing.

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention

Grade

• Pre-K
• Elementary School

Intended Group Size

• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• Unspecified

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Unspecified

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Literature review revealed two studies where results indicated no significant effects of the program.

Study Citations

Mannes, T. J. The effect of a tier one literacy practiceds on preschoolers emergent literacy skills (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Zucker, T. A., Carlo, M. S., Landry, S. H., Masood-Saleem, S. S., Williams, J. M., & Bhavsa, V. (2019) Iterative design and pilot testing of the Developing Talkers tiered academic language curriculum for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 12(2), 274-306, doi:10.1080/19345747.2018.1519623

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Mixed evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/curriculum-report-ll_0.pdf