Purpose
The purpose of this study was whether exposure to STS/VP in first grade had an effect on second grade assessment results. This study was viewed as being very preliminary. Therefore, the following hypotheses were formed:
Null Hypothesis: The were no differences in the scores on District-Wide Assessments of second grade students, whether or not they had been exposed to STS/VP as an adjunct to first grade literacy instruction.
Alternative Hypothesis (1): There were differences in average scores on District-Wide Assessments of second grade students depending of whether they had been exposed to STS/VP as an adjunct to literacy instruction in first grade.