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Download full textSharon Vaughn; Michael J. Kieffer; Margaret McKeown; Deborah K. Reed; Michele Sanchez; Kimberly St. Martin; Jade Wexler; Madhavi Jayanthi; Russell Gersten; Joseph Dimino; Mary Jo Taylor; Rebecca Newman-Gonchar; Sarah Krowka; Kelly Haymond; Samantha Wavell; Julia Lyskawa; Seth Morgan; Betsy Keating; Armando Yañez – What Works Clearinghouse, 2022
Virtually every teacher works with at least some and sometimes many, students who struggle to read on grade level. Recent research has demonstrated success in improving the reading level of students in grades 4-9 with reading difficulties. This practice guide, developed by the What Works Clearinghouse™ (WWC) in conjunction with an expert panel,…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Intervention, Reading Improvement, Reading Difficulties
Lonigan, Christopher J.; Shanahan, Timothy – National Institute for Literacy, 2009
The National Assessment of Educational Progress reveals that 37 percent of U.S. fourth graders fail to achieve basic levels of reading achievement. In 1997, the U.S. Congress asked that a review of research be conducted to determine what could be done to improve reading and writing achievement. The resulting "Report of the National Reading…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests
Borsa, John – American School Board Journal, 1997
Identifies the elements of a successful districtwide reading-improvement program: (1) a strong central-office advocate; (2) an emphasis on phonemic awareness; (3) an early intervention program; (4) a concentration on language arts in the primary grades; (5) a basal-language-arts program; (6) a variety of assessment strategies; (7) a strong…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Language Arts
Collins, James D.; Stevens, Linda Medeiros – American School Board Journal, 1997
Describes one school district's (Wareham, Massachusetts) experience with Reading Recovery, a first-grade program to help low achievers and at-risk readers. In contrast to reports from Reading Recovery staff, an outside evaluation found that the program did not meet expectations and did not produce lasting results. The district concluded that it…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, High Risk Students, Intervention
Levin, Henry M.; And Others – 1984
This study employs meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness instruments to evaluate and compare cross-age tutoring, computer assistance, class size reductions, and instructional time increases for their utility in improving elementary school reading and math scores. Using intervention effect studies as replication models, researchers first estimate…
Descriptors: Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
Francis, David J.; Rivera, Mabel; Lesaux, Nonie; Kieffer, Michael; Rivera, Hector – Center on Instruction, 2006
The fundamental principles underlying the "No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001" focus on high standards of learning and instruction with the goal of increasing academic achievement--reading and math in particular--within all identified subgroups in the K-12 population. One of these subgroups is the growing population of English…
Descriptors: Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
