ERIC Number: EJ1438616
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0924-3453
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5124
Effects of the Comprehensive School Reform Program Success for All on Students' Reading Skills in Dutch Schools
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v35 n3 p318-341 2024
Success for All (SfA) is a comprehensive school reform program designed to support schools serving many students of disadvantaged backgrounds to increase students' achievement. SfA includes daily 90-min reading lessons with extensive use of cooperative learning, tutoring for struggling readers, and an emphasis on parental involvement. School teams receive coaching and training, and each school has a facilitator appointed who supports program implementation. SfA has shown positive results in the US, and has been translated to the Dutch context. Effects on students' reading achievement were evaluated with a total sample size of 1,011 students from three cohorts. We found a significant positive effect on reading fluency of first-grade students (Cohen's d = +0.40). The effect for the subgroup of low-socioeconomic-status students was even somewhat higher (Cohen's d = +0.63). We did not find significant effects in Grade 2 and Grade 3. We also found no effects of SfA on reading comprehension.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Reading Skills, Success, Disadvantaged, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Program Effectiveness, Cooperative Learning, Tutoring, Parent Participation, Educational Improvement, Grade 1, Socioeconomic Status, Grade 2, Grade 3, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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