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Foorman, Barbara R. – National Comprehensive Center, 2020
The disappointing results of the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress--a dip in trajectory of reading proficiency for all students except those at the highest level of ability--are prompting states to consider new reading-related policies and actions. In "State Policy Levers for Improving Literacy," Barbara Foorman describes…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Literacy Education, National Competency Tests
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Brasseur-Hock, Irma F.; Miller, Whitney; Washburn, Jocelyn; Chroust, Alyson J.; Hock, Michael F. – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2021
We present results of an evaluation of the first year of a multi-year comprehensive middle school reading program. Four public middle schools in rural Virginia with large populations of students with limited reading proficiency participated in a study to determine the reading program's impact. We evaluated 235 students with low reading achievement…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Middle School Students, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
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Herrera, Sarah; Truckenmiller, Adrea J.; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
The importance of adolescent literacy is well established, and the topic continues to be of both local and national interest. Practitioners need to know not only which programs and practices appear effective, but which have the scientific evidence to support that claim. To identify effective programs and practices for general education students in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Literacy, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Borman, Geoffrey D.; Park, So Jung; Min, Sookweon – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of Achieve3000, a differentiated online literacy curriculum, on students' scores on the California State Test (CST). In the 2011-12 school year, 1,957 students in Chula Vista began using Achieve3000's solutions in 3rd through 8th grade. Using a form of propensity score matching called Inverse…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Quasiexperimental Design, Elementary School Students
Schenck, Allen; Jurich, Sonia; Frye, Michael; Lammert, Jill; Sayko, Sarah – RMC Research Corporation, 2012
By the end of school year (SY) 2008-2009, Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) applied for and was awarded a four-year Striving Readers grant to implement the "Virginia Striving Readers Intervention Initiative" (VSRII). VSRII proposed to implement a supplemental reading intervention with students in seventh and eighth grades at nine…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Programs, Grade 7, Grade 8
Schiller, Ellen; Wei, Xin; Thayer, Sara; Blackorby, Jose; Javitz, Harold; Williamson, Cyndi – SRI International, 2012
This randomized controlled study examines the effects of an intervention, Fusion Reading, on the reading achievement and motivation of adolescent struggling readers. Fusion Reading was implemented in grades 6 through 10 in four middle schools and three high schools from three districts in the southeast and western Michigan. Eligible struggling…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Reading Programs, Intervention
Schiller, Ellen; Wei, Xin; Thayer, Sara; Blackorby, Jose; Javitz, Harold; Williamson, Cyndi – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
This study estimates the effect of one year of Fusion Reading implementation, a multistrategy intervention, builds on the work of the Strategic Instruction Model's Learning Strategies Curriculum and Xtreme Reading by integrating some of the same strategies (e.g., paraphrasing, visual imagery, and self-questioning for information acquisition;…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
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McDaniel, Sara C.; Duchaine, Ellen L.; Jolivette, Kristine – Education and Treatment of Children, 2010
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) experience deficits in social, behavioral, and academic areas. Of great importance in the academic area is reading achievement. Students with E/BD who struggle with reading tend to have negative in-school and post-school outcomes. Due to the severity of potential outcomes, it is essential to…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Corrective Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement
Beam, Margaret; Faddis, Bonnie – RMC Research Corporation, 2012
The purpose of this evaluation of Scholastic's "System 44" conducted by RMC Research was to expand the existing research on students with learning disabilities by conducting a randomized study of struggling readers with approximately half of the sample comprised of students with learning disabilities. Specifically, this evaluation…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Phonics, Decoding (Reading)
Beam, Margaret; Faddis, Bonnie J.; Hahn, Karen – RMC Research Corporation, 2011
Scholastic's "System 44" is a foundational reading program intended for older struggling readers who have not mastered basic phonics and decoding skills. Combining researched-based phonics instruction with adaptive technology, "System 44" is designed to improve students' word reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. The…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Phonics, Decoding (Reading)
Clyde E. Alderman Jr. – Online Submission, 2008
This applied dissertation was designed to evaluate a Reading Recovery program at an alternative school in Florida. The Reading Recovery program was used as an intervention for improving students' reading skills and performances on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) that is given each year to students in Grades 7 and 8. The…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Middle Schools, Remedial Reading, Reading Failure
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes evaluation results of the AISD state-funded Optional Extended Year Program for 2002-2003.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, Elementary School Students, Parent Participation