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 […]
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Effect of the Reading Plus Program on Reading Skills in Secondary Students (North East Florida Educational Consortium, unpublished) Instruction | High School Summary of Findings: While the control group showed no significant gains on the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, the treatment group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 […]
Impact of Reading Plus on Shelby County Schools middle school students’ reading proficiency scores as measured by a norm-referenced diagnostic reading assessment: Initial findings Instruction | Middle School Purpose of Study: This research measured changes in the reading proficiency of middle school students (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) following a six-month course of web-based silent […]
Building Capacity in Low-Performing Readers: Results of Two Months of Reading Plus Practice Instruction | Upper Elementary School | Middle School | High School Purpose of Study: Students with low comprehension, slow silent reading rates, and/or an impoverished vocabulary may not be ready for efficiency building in Reading Plus. Nevertheless, the program includes a wealth […]
Links to Learning Applications: An Analysis of Usage and Impact, 2011-12 Miami-Dade County Public Schools (FL) Instruction | Upper Elementary School | Middle School | High School Summary of Findings: Miami-Dade County Public Schools conducted an independent analysis of interventions used within their district. The analysis examined students in grades 3 through 10 who were […]
Exploring a guided, silent reading intervention: Effects on struggling third-grade readers’ achievement Instruction | Upper Elementary School Summary of Findings: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a supplementary, guided, silent reading intervention with 80 struggling third-grade readers who were retained at grade level as a result of poor performance on […]