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Download full textMcCollum, Sharon; McNeese, Mary Nell; Styron, Ronald; Lee, David E. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2007
This study compared the reading achievement levels of 323 third grade students from a Caribbean school district receiving instruction from three different programs. Students were identified as at risk with a 95% minority enrollment, 100% free lunch and transportation, and the lowest NAEP test scores in the nation. Total standardized test scores…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedAshworth, Deborah R. – Reading Improvement, 1999
Compares the reading achievement of second graders who were taught with a direct instruction program to second graders who were taught with a basal reading program in three areas: vocabulary, comprehension, and language. Finds Direct Instruction was more successful than the basal reading program. (NH)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness, Phonics
Peer reviewedSexton, C. Waynel – Journal of Educational Research, 1989
The purpose of this study was to determine if the DISTAR Reading I Program was more effective than a basal reading program in increasing school-based language ability for 80 first-grade Black students. (Author/IAH)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Black Students, Grade 1, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedPopplewell, Scott R.; Doty, Deborah E. – Reading Psychology, 2001
Investigates the effects on reading comprehension of students attending an elementary school where the Four-Blocks framework is utilized (School A) and students attending an elementary school where a basal reader approach is utilized (School B). Compares the ability of four classes of second-grade students to give an oral retelling and answer…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Grade 2
