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Rambo-Hernandez, Karen E.; McCoach, D. Betsy – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Much is unknown about how initially high-achieving students grow academically, especially given the measurement issues inherent in assessing growth for the highest performing students. This study compared initially high-achieving and average students' growth in reading (in a cohort of third-grade students from 2,000 schools) over 3 years.…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement, High Achievement, Longitudinal Studies
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Jones, Giavana; Ostojic, Dragana; Menard, Jessica; Picard, Erin; Miller, Carlin J. – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Reading is typically considered a survival skill in our technology- and literacy-bound culture. Individuals who struggle with learning to read are at significantly elevated risk for a number of negative outcomes, including school failure, under- and unemployment, and special education placement. Thus, those who do not learn to read fluently will…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Reading Failure, Reading Programs
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Reutzel, D. Ray; Fawson, Parker C.; Smith, John A. – Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The purpose of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate the efficacy of scaffolded silent reading (ScSR) compared with the evidence-based practice of guided repeated oral reading (GROR) with feedback on 3rd-grade students' fluency and comprehension growth. Using a mixed-model dominant-less dominant design, the authors collected both…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Silent Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Improvement