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Effects of the HELPS Reading Fluency Program when Implemented by Classroom Teachers with Low-Performing Second-Grade Students
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Begeny, John C.; Mitchell, R. Courtney; Whitehouse, Mary H.; Samuels, Fleming Harris; Stage, Scott A. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2011
The Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) Program was developed by integrating eight evidence-based fluency-building instructional strategies into a systematic program that can be feasibly implemented and accessed for free by all educators. This study examined the effects of HELPS when implemented by teachers with low-performing…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Strategies, Control Groups, Research Assistants
Improving Student Reading through Parents' Implementation of a Structured Reading Program
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Mitchell, Courtney; Begeny, John C. – School Psychology Review, 2014
Parent tutoring offers potential as a means for assisting the large percentage of students who need to improve their reading skills. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a reading fluency intervention program when used by parents in the home during the summer months. Specifically, this study evaluated the effects of the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Improvement
Improving Latino, English Language Learners' Reading Fluency: The Effects of Small-Group and One-on-One Intervention
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Ross, Sarah G.; Begeny, John C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
Reading fluency is a critical yet commonly neglected component of early reading instruction. For the large percentage of English language learners (ELLs) who are struggling with or at risk for reading difficulties, there is insufficient research available to help educators implement time-efficient interventions with these students. Using an…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Hispanic American Students, Intervention, Reading Fluency
A Control-Group Comparison of Two Reading Fluency Programs: The Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) Program and the Great Leaps K-2 Reading Program
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Begeny, John C.; Laugle, Kelly M.; Krouse, Hailey E.; Lynn, Amy E.; Tayrose, Michelle P.; Stage, Scott A. – School Psychology Review, 2010
Reading fluency is a critical component of effective reading instruction for students of early elementary age. However, national data suggest that 40% of U.S. fourth-grade students are nonfluent readers. Implementing evidence-based, time-efficient, and procedurally standardized instructional strategies may help address this problem. This study…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Early Reading, Reading Programs, Effect Size