ERIC Number: ED619459
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 52
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Early Intervention Reading Software Program Report: K-3 Program Evaluation Findings. Report to the Education Interim Committee
Young, Sarah; Suddreth, Diana; Nielsen, Darin; Norman, Patty
Utah State Board of Education
The Early Intervention Reading Software Program (EISP) encourages literacy growth and achievement in students in grades K-3. The program addresses early reading through the use of computer-based literacy software which provides individualized instruction designed to supplement students' classroom learning. During the 2017-2018 school year, these software programs were used in 79 local education agencies (LEAs) and 403 schools and by approximately 100,951 students. The schools use the software to build literacy skills for all students in kindergarten and first grade, as well as for intervention with students in second and third grade. Three aspects of the EISP were studied: (1) students use of the program during the school year ("program implementation"); (2) the effects the program had on increasing students' literacy achievement ("program impacts"), including program effects across all seven software programs (program-wide) and between each software vendor (vendor-specific); and (3) trends in program implementation and impacts across multiple years of program implementation.
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Reading Instruction, Computer Software, Primary Education, Program Evaluation, Reading Skills, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Vendors, Elementary School Students, Reading Fluency, Emergent Literacy, Reading Tests, Benchmarking
Utah State Board of Education. 250 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Tel: 801-538-7500; Web site: https://www.schools.utah.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Utah State Board of Education (USBE); Evaluation and Training Institute (ETI)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
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