Author: Carl Severance

Reading Plus Raises the Reading Achievement of Low SES Students

Reading Plus Significantly Raises the Reading Achievement of Students Eligible for Subsidized Lunch Instruction | Upper Elementary School | Middle School | High School | SES Purpose of Study: This study evaluated changes in the reading proficiency of students who were eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunch under the National School Lunch Program, often […]

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More Reading Plus = Significantly Greater Reading Proficiency Gains

More Reading Plus Lessons Completed = Significantly Greater Reading Proficiency Gains: Follow-Up Study with a Matched Student Sample Instruction | Middle School  Purpose of Study: This report describes a follow-up analysis of an earlier study examining changes in the reading proficiency of middle school students (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) following a six-month course of […]

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The Effect of Reading Plus on Reading Skills in Secondary Students

The Effect of the Reading Plus Program on Reading Skills in Secondary Students (North East Florida Educational Consortium, unpublished) Instruction | High School Summary of Findings: While the control group showed no significant gains on the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, the treatment group made statistically significant gains (from pre-test scores of 33.7 to post-test scores of […]

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