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Download full textCoen, Thomas; Nichols-Barrer, Ira; Gleason, Philip – Mathematica, 2019
In this report, the authors present the results of a long-term tracking study that follows 1,177 students who applied to enter 1 of 13 oversubscribed Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) middle schools through a 5th or 6th grade admissions lottery in 2008 or 2009. Those students are now old enough to have attended college for at least two years. This…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Program Effectiveness, College Attendance, Academic Persistence
Direct linkKim, Ha Yeon; Hsin, Lisa B.; Snow, Catherine E. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
Most U.S. classrooms serve students with various linguistic and academic needs. Tier-I universal approaches support English language learners (ELLs) without segregating them into a different track and thereby constraining future learning opportunities. The current study examines whether Word Generation (WG), a Tier-I discussion-based program…
Descriptors: Equal Education, English Language Learners, Poverty, Program Effectiveness
Corrin, William; Sepanik, Susan; Rosen, Rachel; Shane, Andrea – MDRC, 2016
Diplomas Now is a partnership of three national organizations--Talent Development Secondary, City Year, and Communities In Schools--collaborating in an effort to transform urban secondary schools so that fewer students drop out and more graduate ready for postsecondary education and work. With the goal of a continuous system of support through…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Urban Schools
Smith, Kelly A. Obrion – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This ex post facto descriptive-comparative quantitative study compared the differences in reading achievement between groups of 6th- through 8th-grade students enrolled in a response to intervention (RtI) classroom against groups of students enrolled in a general education classroom. Students across English language learner and low socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Middle School Students, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Bavarian, Niloofar; Lewis, Kendra M.; DuBois, David L.; Acock, Alan; Vuchinich, Samuel; Silverthorn, Naida; Snyder, Frank J.; Day, Joseph; Ji, Peter; Flay, Brian R. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: School-based social-emotional and character development (SECD) programs can influence not only SECD but also academic-related outcomes. This study evaluated the impact of one SECD program, Positive Action (PA), on educational outcomes among low-income, urban youth. Methods: The longitudinal study used a matched-pair, cluster-randomized…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Values Education, Low Income Groups, Urban Youth
Drummond, Kathryn; Chinen, Marjorie; Duncan, Teresa Garcia; Miller, H. Ray; Fryer, Lindsay; Zmach, Courtney; Culp, Katherine – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
"Thinking Reader" is a software program for students in Grades 5-8 that incorporates elements commonly identified in policy reports as being key components of effective adolescent literacy instruction. This evaluation of the impact of "Thinking Reader" use by Grade 6 students focused on two confirmatory research questions about…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Computer Software, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Swanlund, Andrew; Dahlke, Katie; Tucker, Natalie; Kleidon, Brianna; Kregor, Jennifer; Davidson-Gibbs, Debbie; Hallberg, Kelly – American Institutes for Research, 2012
American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted an evaluation of the effect on struggling readers of implementing the READ 180 reading intervention in five participating schools in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) under a Striving Readers grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The evaluation used an experimental design in order to produce a…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Reading Achievement
Denton, Carolyn A.; Wexler, Jade; Vaughn, Sharon; Bryan, Deanna – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2008
This study investigated the effectiveness of a multicomponent reading intervention implemented with middle school students with severe reading difficulties, all of whom had received remedial and/or special education for several years with minimal response to intervention. Participants were 38 students in grades 6-8 who had severe deficits in word…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Intervention
Phelan, Julia; Choi, Kilchan; Vendlinski, Terry; Baker, Eva L.; Herman, Joan L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
This report describes results from field-testing of POWERSOURCE[C] formative assessment alongside professional development and instructional resources. The researchers at the National Center for Research, on Evaluation, Standards, & Student Testing (CRESST) employed a randomized, controlled design to address the following question: Does the…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Educational Strategies
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)
Vaden-Kiernan, Michael; Caverly, Sarah; Bell, Nance; Sullivan, Kate; Fong, Carlton; Atwood, Erin; Borman, Geoffrey; Park, So Jung; Jones, Debra Hughes – SEDL, 2012
The Louisiana Striving Readers evaluation assessed the implementation and effectiveness of the Voyager "Passport Reading Journeys" (PRJ), a widely used supplemental literacy intervention for struggling adolescent readers that reflects the research-based practices recommended by the National Reading Panel (2000) and other more recent…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Grade 6
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)
Peer reviewedGreenwood, Charles R.; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1993
Trial spanning grades 1-4 reported changes in classroom processes produced by ClassWide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) Program covaried with statistically and educationally significant levels of growth in at-risk students' academic achievement. Investigated follow-up outcomes at end of sixth grade. Found continued improved academic outcomes in students at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Followup Studies
