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Direct linkDole, Janice A.; Hosp, John L.; Nelson, Kristin L.; Hosp, Michelle K. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2010
This article provides a summary of the five years of implementation of the first cohort of schools participating in Utah's Reading First Initiative. Fifteen schools across six districts comprised this cohort. Performance is compared to the performance of a cohort of matched comparison schools as well as the average state performance on the Utah…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness
Foorman, Barbara R.; Petscher, Yaacov; Lefsky, Evan B.; Toste, Jessica R. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2010
Five years of reading comprehension data in Florida Reading First schools were analyzed to address questions regarding student improvement, reduction in the achievement gap, efficacy of site visits to schools making no achievement gains, and effects of student mobility on growth in reading comprehension. Participants were 120,000 students (about…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Achievement Gains, Economically Disadvantaged
Jepsen, Christopher; Rivkin, Steven – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
This paper investigates the effects of California's billion-dollar class-size-reduction program on student achievement. It uses year-to-year differences in class size generated by variation in enrollment and the state's class-size-reduction program to identify both the direct effects of smaller classes and related changes in teacher quality.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Reading Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement
