ERIC Number: EJ1306455
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-0922-4777
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Effects of Reading Interventions Implemented for Upper Elementary Struggling Readers: A Look at Recent Research
Donegan, Rachel E.; Wanzek, Jeanne
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v34 n8 p1943-1977 Oct 2021
In this study, we conducted a review of reading intervention research (1988-2019) for upper elementary struggling readers and examined intervention area (e.g., foundational, comprehension, or multicomponent) and intensity (e.g., hours of intervention, group size, and individualization) as possible moderators of effects. We located 33 studies containing 49 treatment-comparison contrasts, found small effects for foundational reading skills (g = 0.22) and comprehension (g = 0.21), and decreased effects when considering standardized measures only. For intervention area, only multicomponent interventions predicted significant effects for both comprehension and foundational outcomes. For intensity, we did not find systematic evidence that longer or individualized interventions were associated with larger effects. However, interventions implemented in very small groups predicted larger comprehension outcomes. Overall, more research examining the quality of school provided reading instruction and how the severity of reading difficulties may impact effects of more intensive interventions is needed.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Small Group Instruction, Severity (of Disability)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: H325H140001; R01HD091232