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van Dijk, Wilhelmina; Pico, Danielle L.; Kaplan, Rachel; Contesse, Valentina; Lane, Holly B. – Computers in the Schools, 2022
The use of online literacy applications is proliferating in elementary classrooms. Using data generated by these applications is assumed to be helpful for teachers to identify struggling readers. Unfortunately, many teachers are unsure how to use and interpret the plethora of data from these apps. In this longitudinal study, we followed a cohort…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Reading Difficulties, Data Use
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Marcia A. Barnes; Nathan H. Clemens; Deborah Simmons; Colby Hall; Melissa Fogarty; Amanda Martinez-Lincoln; Sharon Vaughn; Leslie Simmons; Anna-Maria Fall; Greg Roberts – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2024
An inferential comprehension intervention addressing reading comprehension difficulties of middle schoolers was tested. Method Students in Grades 6 to 8 (n = 145; 53.8% female; 71% White; 24% Black) who failed their state literacy test, were randomly assigned to tutor-led, computerized, or business-as-usual [BaU] interventions. Results The…
Descriptors: Tutors, Computer Uses in Education, Inferences, Reading Comprehension
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Hodge, Marie Antoinette; Chan, Esther; Sutherland, Rebecca; Ong, Natalie; Bale, Gillian; Cramsie, Jane; Drevensek, Suzi; Silove, Natalie – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
Tele-assessments may enable specialist evaluation of students in schools and their progress following intervention. The aim of this project was to evaluate the feasibility of using videoconferencing technology to assess students with reading difficulties in the school setting and obtain the perspectives of teachers supporting the students during…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Videoconferencing, Student Evaluation
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)