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.