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Direct linkCrone, Deanne A.; Stoolmiller, Michael; Baker, Scott K.; Fien, Hank; Turtura, Jessica; Strand Cary, Mari; Kennedy, Patrick C.; Nelson, Nancy; Kame'enui, Edward J. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
We present the results of a study of local education agency (LEA)-based interventions to improve the reading outcomes of struggling readers in sixth grade. The sample included 1,076 intervention students and 3,644 comparison students. Regression discontinuity was used to evaluate intervention impact. The study contributes to the field by…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Research and Development, Grade 6, Middle School Students
Chevere, Rebecca Melendez – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent struggling readers in the middle school (Grades 6-8) respond to interventions implemented through the response to intervention (RtI) model after being identified as having deficits in reading comprehension and fluency. The study examined progress of struggling sixth-grade students…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Response to Intervention, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension
Download full textLawrence, Joshua F.; White, Claire; Snow, Catherine E. – Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners, 2011
This brief describes a quasi-experimental study of Word Generation, conducted in public middle schools in Boston. Word Generation is a robust vocabulary intervention that is implemented across key subject areas. The purpose of the program is to enhance students' vocabulary in support of improved reading comprehension. The brief outlines the…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Vocabulary, Intervention, Middle School Students
Choo, Tan Ooi Leng; Eng, Tan Kok; Ahmad, Norlida – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2011
Reading Comprehension is one of the four components tested by the "MUET" (Malaysian University English Test) for Sixth-Form students in Malaysia, and school teachers are charged with the task of helping these students improve. This article discusses how "reciprocal teaching strategies" could help low-proficiency Sixth-Form…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Reading Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design
What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Accelerated Reader"[TM] is a guided reading intervention used to supplement regular reading instruction in K-12 classrooms. Its aim is to improve students' reading skills through reading practice and quizzes on the books students read. The "Accelerated Reader"[TM] program calls for students to select and read a book and then…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Software
Bates, Lauren; Breslow, Nicole; Hupert, Naomi – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2009
This report describes efforts by five states (Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Rhode Island) to improve adolescent literacy. Highlighting common challenges and lessons, the report examines how each state has engaged key stakeholders, set rigorous goals and standards, aligned resources to support adolescent literacy goals, built…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, State Departments of Education, Literacy, Adolescents
Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of three types of classroom approaches to improving the reading achievement of students in grades 2-5: Reading curricula, computer-assisted instruction (CAI), and instructional process programs. Study inclusion criteria included use of randomized or matched control groups,…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Cross Age Teaching
