The Effect of the Reading Plus Program on Reading Skills in Second Graders Instruction | Upper Elementary School Summary of Findings: While many previous effectiveness studies involving Reading Plus have found significant improvements in reading skills and oculomotor efficiency, some research only found gains in the latter. The goal of this study was to expand […]
Silent Word Reading Fluency and Temporal Vision Processing; Differences Between Good and Poor Readers Assessment | Middle School Summary of Findings: The study explored the relationship between students’ reading abilities, measures of temporal vision processing, and silent word reading fluency. Thirty-seven 7th-grade students were classified as “good” or “poor” readers via the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Comprehension […]
National Research Project: Northeastern Junior College Comparison Study 2006-2007 Instruction | College/Adult Summary of Findings: The study involved college students enrolled in remedial reading courses. Students who continued for a second semester showed much greater gains on average than did those who participated in Reading Plus for one semester. A one semester gain was also […]
Effectiveness of an Online Computerized Eye-Movement Training Program to Improve Oculomotor Control in Adult Readers: A Pilot Study Instruction | College/Adult Summary of Findings: The study was conducted on eight adults between the ages of 24 and 35. Five subjects in the treatment group completed ten weeks of Reading Plus and the other three were […]
Effect of Attention Therapy on Reading Comprehension Instruction | Middle School Summary of Findings: The study’s purpose was to determine if visual attention therapy had any influence on improvement in reading comprehension of sixth graders with moderate reading disabilities. Thirty students from New York City schools were divided equally into treatment and control groups. The […]
Evaluation of the Reading Plus 2000 and Visagraph System as a Remedial Program for Academically ‘At Risk’ Sixth and Eighth Grade Students: A Pilot Study Instruction | Middle School Summary of Findings: The study was conducted at Shields Elementary School in Chicago. At-risk students were assigned to receive instruction with an earlier version of Reading […]