ERIC Number: ED459421
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001-Nov
Pages: 20
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The Effectiveness of "Open Court" on Improving the Reading Achievement of Economically-Disadvantaged Children.
Moustafa, Margaret; Land, Robert
This study compares average SAT 9 reading scores of second through fifth grade English-only children in schools using "Open Court" (a program for teaching young children to read) with the scores of comparable schools using non-scripted programs in one very large urban school district in California. Findings show that schools using "Open Court" are significantly more likely to be in the bottom quartile than comparable schools using non-scripted programs. Findings suggest that "Open Court" limits what children are able to achieve in literacy relative to what they are able to achieve via many other programs. (Contains 20 references and 4 tables of data.) (RS)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Stanford Achievement Tests
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/79136