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Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
This review examines the effectiveness of educational technology applications in improving the reading achievement of struggling readers in elementary schools. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards. A total of 20 studies based on about 7,000 students in grades K-6 were included…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Educational Technology, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs
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Ashcroft, Laura – Preventing School Failure, 2004
A case study of a child who was a part of a larger reading-practice research study is presented. Data analysis from the larger study yielded a strong effect size for children in the experimental group who used decodable text for reading practice. The pre- and posttest scores of one child included in the treatment were not used in the statistical…
Descriptors: Prevention, Text Structure, Reader Text Relationship, Readability