Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Author
| Henk, William A. | 1 |
| Mallette, Marla H. | 1 |
| Melnick, Steven A. | 1 |
| Myers, Brenda Gail | 1 |
| Schmidt, Renita | 1 |
| Young, Janice L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 4 | 6 |
| Elementary Education | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Intermediate Grades | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Dynamic Indicators of Basic… | 1 |
| Gray Oral Reading Test | 1 |
| Minnesota Comprehensive… | 1 |
| Peabody Picture Vocabulary… | 1 |
| Stanford Diagnostic Reading… | 1 |
| Woodcock Johnson Tests of… | 1 |
| Woodcock Reading Mastery Test | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkMyers, Brenda Gail – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Using a quantitative ex post facto causal comparative research design, this study analyzed the effects of the Academy of Reading software program on students' reading achievement. Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) reading scale scores of students in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades from 2013-2014 were utilized in this study. The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Reading Achievement
Young, Janice L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of the study was to test the theoretical perspective that related Classworks (2008) technology to reading achievement of fourth grade students to determine if a significant difference existed in student reading achievement between the supplemental uses of Classworks software reading program to that of standard classroom instruction.…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Computer Software, Technology Integration, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The "Read Naturally[R]" program is a supplemental reading program that aims to improve reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension of elementary and middle school students using a combination of texts, audio CDs, and computer software. The program uses one of four products that share a common fluency-building strategy: "Read…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Computer Uses in Education
What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Accelerated Reader"[TM] is a guided reading intervention used to supplement regular reading instruction in K-12 classrooms. Its aim is to improve students' reading skills through reading practice and quizzes on the books students read. The "Accelerated Reader"[TM] program calls for students to select and read a book and then…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Software
Schmidt, Renita – Language Arts, 2008
This qualitative work analyzes what parents, teachers, and children say about reading when Accelerated Reader and Reading Renaissance are used for reading instruction. Critical discourse analysis offered a glimpse at beliefs about reading and how power relations were embedded in what teachers, parents, and children said about AR and reading.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Acceleration (Education)
Mallette, Marla H.; Henk, William A.; Melnick, Steven A. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2004
Although the highly popular Accelerated Reader (AR) book reading incentive program claims to motivate children of all reading ability levels, very little independent empirical research has examined this assertion. To help fill this void, we used two related three-factor mixed designs with Method (AR vs. Control), Gender, and either Grade Level…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Incentives, Motivation Techniques, Reading Attitudes
