ERIC Number: EJ1301083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5560
Current State of the Evidence: Examining the Effects of Orton-Gillingham Reading Interventions for Students with or at Risk for Word-Level Reading Disabilities
Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Austin, Christy; Moore, Clint; Scammacca, Nancy; Boucher, Alexis N.; Vaughn, Sharon
Exceptional Children, v87 n4 p397-417 Jul 2021
Over the past decade, parent advocacy groups led a grassroots movement resulting in most states adopting dyslexia-specific legislation, with many states mandating the use of the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction. Orton-Gillingham is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive approach to reading for students with or at risk for word-level reading disabilities (WLRD). Evidence from a prior synthesis and What Works Clearinghouse reports yielded findings lacking support for the effectiveness of Orton-Gillingham interventions. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effects of Orton-Gillingham reading interventions on the reading outcomes of students with or at risk for WLRD. Findings suggested Orton-Gillingham reading interventions do not statistically significantly improve foundational skill outcomes (i.e., phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, spelling; effect size [ES] = 0.22; p = 0.40), although the mean ES was positive in favor of Orton-Gillingham-based approaches. Similarly, there were not significant differences for vocabulary and comprehension outcomes (ES = 0.14; p = 0.59) for students with or at risk for WLRD. More high-quality, rigorous research with larger samples of students with WLRD is needed to fully understand the effects of Orton-Gillingham interventions on the reading outcomes for this population.
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Reading Fluency, Spelling, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 5P50HD05211712; H325H140001