ERIC Number: ED595200
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 107
Abstractor: ERIC
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Striving Readers: Impact Study and Project Evaluation Report--Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (with Milwaukee Public Schools)
Swanlund, Andrew; Dahlke, Katie; Tucker, Natalie; Kleidon, Brianna; Kregor, Jennifer; Davidson-Gibbs, Debbie; Hallberg, Kelly
American Institutes for Research
American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted an evaluation of the effect on struggling readers of implementing the READ 180 reading intervention in five participating schools in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) under a Striving Readers grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The evaluation used an experimental design in order to produce a rigorous estimate of the impact of the READ 180 intervention on measures of reading achievement for struggling students. The evaluation also explored implementation fidelity and the contexts and conditions of implementation that may extend or limit the intervention's effects. To measure program impact on students' academic performance in reading, AIR analyzed student achievement data collected from the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) benchmark assessment. AIR also administered a student survey to assess the impact on student engagement and self-efficacy for reading. This report asked the following research questions: (1) Does the READ 180 reading intervention improve students' academic performance in reading?; (2) With what fidelity did the program implement the professional development model and what factors mediated the level of implementation?; and (3) With what fidelity did classroom intervention teachers implement READ 180 and what factors mediated the level of implementation?
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Reading Achievement, Fidelity, Faculty Development, Program Implementation, Reading Instruction, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Achievement Tests, Reading Teachers, Learning Strategies, Middle School Students, High School Students, Grade 10
American Institutes for Research. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5000; Fax: 202-403-5001; e-mail: inquiry@air.org; Web site: http://www.air.org
Publication Type: Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 10
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Wisconsin
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Measures of Academic Progress; Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/81700