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Addressing the Practice-to-Research Gap: A Rigorous Evaluation of Local Education Agency-Based Interventions for Struggling Readers in Sixth Grade
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Crone, Deanne A.; Stoolmiller, Michael; Baker, Scott K.; Fien, Hank; Turtura, Jessica; Strand Cary, Mari; Kennedy, Patrick C.; Nelson, Nancy; Kame'enui, Edward J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
We present the results of a study of local education agency (LEA)-based interventions to improve the reading outcomes of struggling readers in sixth grade. The sample included 1,076 intervention students and 3,644 comparison students. Regression discontinuity was used to evaluate intervention impact. The study contributes to the field by…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Research and Development, Grade 6, Middle School Students
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships: Lessons Learned from the First Year of the Middle School Intervention Project (MSIP)
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Nelson, Nancy J.; Smith, Jean Louise M.; Fien, Hank; Crone, Deanne A.; Baker, Scott K.; Kame'enui, Edward J. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2016
The purpose of this article is to describe a multicomponent intervention developed and implemented by a consortium of districts in the Pacific Northwest through a researcher-practitioner partnership and the process used for collaboration. The intervention was designed to increase reading proficiency and school engagement for struggling readers in…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Educational Cooperation, School Districts, Middle Schools