Efficacy of the Core Knowledge Language Arts Read Aloud Program in Kindergarten through Second Grade Classrooms (CKLA)

The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of the Core Knowledge Language Arts: Knowledge Strand read aloud program in Kindergarten through Second Grade Classrooms. Many students struggle with reading comprehension in the United States and research has suggested that teachers may foster the development of comprehension by reading aloud to students in primary grade classrooms. However, many teachers are not strategic in choosing texts to read aloud, or they follow curricular programs that do not build coherent knowledge.