An Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students

This action research study examined the feasibility of an iron-rich school nutrition program on student Lexile scores while controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design in which independent intact groups served as either comparison g...

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Autores principales:	Lori Ann Joiner, Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Teri Denlea Melton, Juliann Sergi McBrayer
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	nutrition poverty middle level education reading student health Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc4a685c4e194b7a8917403df185deb42021-12-01T14:40:59ZAn Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students1940-447610.1080/19404476.2021.1998950https://doaj.org/article/bc4a685c4e194b7a8917403df185deb42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19404476.2021.1998950https://doaj.org/toc/1940-4476This action research study examined the feasibility of an iron-rich school nutrition program on student Lexile scores while controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design in which independent intact groups served as either comparison group (students not exposed to the implementation of the iron-rich menu) or treatment group (students enrolled in the school in the 2016–2017 academic year during the implementation of the iron-rich menu). Four hundred and fifty middle-school students from southeast Georgia participated in the study (189 in the treatment group and 261 in the comparison group). The school developed, implemented, and promoted a new iron-rich menu for the students. Lexile data were collected from the Georgia End of Grade English Language Arts Assessment. A one-way ANCOVA was conducted while controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. The findings resulted in a significant increase in Lexile score for students exposed to the iron-rich nutrition program compared to the comparison group of students not exposed to the iron-rich menu, even after controlling for the statistical effect of gender, race, and socioeconomic status. This study addressed gaps in the research connecting a school nutrition program that offers iron-rich food to academic growth as measured by Lexile scores on a middle grades reading assessment.Lori Ann JoinerAntonio P. Gutierrez de BlumeTeri Denlea MeltonJuliann Sergi McBrayerTaylor & Francis Grouparticlenutritionpovertymiddle level educationreadingstudent healthTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENRMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, Vol 44, Iss 10, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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spellingShingle	nutrition poverty middle level education reading student health Theory and practice of education LB5-3640 Lori Ann Joiner Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume Teri Denlea Melton Juliann Sergi McBrayer An Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students
description	This action research study examined the feasibility of an iron-rich school nutrition program on student Lexile scores while controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design in which independent intact groups served as either comparison group (students not exposed to the implementation of the iron-rich menu) or treatment group (students enrolled in the school in the 2016–2017 academic year during the implementation of the iron-rich menu). Four hundred and fifty middle-school students from southeast Georgia participated in the study (189 in the treatment group and 261 in the comparison group). The school developed, implemented, and promoted a new iron-rich menu for the students. Lexile data were collected from the Georgia End of Grade English Language Arts Assessment. A one-way ANCOVA was conducted while controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. The findings resulted in a significant increase in Lexile score for students exposed to the iron-rich nutrition program compared to the comparison group of students not exposed to the iron-rich menu, even after controlling for the statistical effect of gender, race, and socioeconomic status. This study addressed gaps in the research connecting a school nutrition program that offers iron-rich food to academic growth as measured by Lexile scores on a middle grades reading assessment.
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author	Lori Ann Joiner Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume Teri Denlea Melton Juliann Sergi McBrayer
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title	An Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students
title_short	An Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students
title_full	An Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students
title_fullStr	An Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students
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An Action Research Study Investigating the Impact of Iron-Rich School Nutrition on Lexile Scores of Middle Grades Students

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