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1. The Effectiveness of Direct Instruction Curricula: A Meta-Analysis of a Half Century of Research
(Publication)
This updated meta-analysis synthesized the results of 328 studies on the effectiveness of Direct Instruction, spanning 50 years (1966-2016). Results were consistent with conclusions of previous meta-analyses ...
Created on 22 November 2019
2. Effects of Direct Instruction on the Acquisition of Prepositions by Students with Intellectual Disabilities
(Publication)
This article examined the use of direct instruction for teaching the use of prepositions to students with intellectual disabilities. Two African-American middle school boys were included in the study. ...
Created on 17 April 2015
3. Research on the Effectiveness of Direct Instruction Programs: An Updated Meta-Analysis
(Publication)
This paper reports the results of a meta-analysis of studies of DI programs that included a comparison group, randomly assigned students to groups, and reported statistical information that could be used ...
Created on 14 April 2015
4. Promoting early literacy of preschool children: A study of the effectiveness of Funnix Beginning Reading
(Publication)
Thirty-seven four-year-old students in a Head Start program in a suburban community in the southern United States were randomly assigned to receive 30 minutes of additional instruction each day in their ...
Created on 27 September 2015
5. The Effects of the Language Arts Strand of the Reading Mastery Signature Series on the Reading and Language Skills of English Language Learners
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of using the Language Arts strand of the Reading Mastery Signature Edition program as a supplement to non-Direct Instruction reading programs with English Language Learner ...
Created on 19 July 2016
6. Promoting Early Literacy of Preschool Children: A Study of the Effectiveness of Funnix Beginning Reading
(Publication)
Thirty-seven four year old Head Start students in a suburban area of the southern United States were randomly assigned to receive 30 minutes of daily instruction in Funnix or the same amount of time in ...
Created on 04 December 2013
7. Corrective Reading helps English-Language learners improve reading skills
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of English Language Learner (ELL) students in grades 4-7 in three schools. Student achievement was measured using the ...
Created on 02 April 2017
8. Special education students at California elementary school achieve AYP with Direct Instruction
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) reading programs on the reading achievement of special and general education elementary students. In response to students reading well below grade ...
Created on 28 September 2015
9. Interventions for reading difficulties: A comparison of response to intervention by ELL and EFL struggling readers
(Publication)
... met criteria for reading disability participated in the study, with 90 students identified as students who spoke English as a first language (EFL) and 76 students identified as English language learners ...
Created on 04 December 2013
10. Corrective Reading helps ELL students gain multiple years growth
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of English Language Learner (ELL) students in one middle school. CR was implemented in grades 6-8 during the 2001-2002 ...
Created on 01 April 2017
11. An Inquiry Into Children’s Reading in One Urban School Using SRA Reading Mastery (Direct Instruction)
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery on the development of reading skills and the use of reading strategies of 27 second grade students. Students were asked to read story books according to ...
Created on 26 March 2017
12. Effects of a decoding program on a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of the Direct Instruction program, Corrective Reading, on the reading and language skills of a seven year old boy with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. The student ...
Created on 13 October 2015
13. Native American school uses Reading First grant to implement Direct Instruction
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery Plus (RMP)on the reading achievement of kindergarten and elementary students. After receiving a Reading First grant, RMP was implemented in kindergarten ...
Created on 28 September 2015
14. Cleveland school keeps Reading Mastery as curriculum core
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction on the reading achievement of economically disadvantaged elementary students. The school fully implemented Reading Mastery in grades K-6 during the ...
Created on 28 September 2015
15. Phoenix inner-city students strive toward national reading average
(Publication)
... at the Wilson Primary School in grades one to three for the 1998-1999 school year. Additionally, Language for Learning was implemented in kindergarten classrooms and used with English Language Learners ...
Created on 30 March 2017
16. The Effectiveness of Direct Instruction in Reading Compared to a State Mandated Language Arts Curriculum for Ninth and Tenth Graders with Specific Learning Disabilities
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading on high school students with learning disabilities’ reading ability, pass rate on the Gateway Language Arts exam, and their perceptions of reading. ...
Created on 09 June 2016
17. Milwaukee elementary nearly doubles reading scores
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction language and reading programs on the reading achievement of kindergarten and elementary students. In response to less than half of Honey Creek Continuous ...
Created on 28 September 2015
18. Oregon Reading First project uses Reading Mastery Plus as core reading program
(Publication)
... and an increase of the percentage of students from both groups on state reading standards. Teachers and reading coaches reported English language learners (ELL) experiencing success unseen before. They ...
Created on 28 September 2015
19. Fostering the Development of Reading Skill Through Supplemental Instruction: Results for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of supplemental instruction on the reading achievement of a diverse sample of students at-risk for reading difficulty in comparison to a similar group of students who received ...
Created on 26 September 2015
20. Language for Writing program evaluation
(Publication)
This article describes a program evaluation of the Direct Instruction program, Language for Writing, which was implemented in a total of 10 second through fifth grade classrooms across the United States. ...
Created on 04 December 2013
21. Effects of two instructional paces on pre-K children’s participation rate, accuracy, and off-task behavior in the Language for Learning program
(Publication)
This study compared the effect of the Language for Learning (LL) program when delivered at a slow-pace and the recommended fast-pace. The study specifically sought to compare the effect of the two approaches ...
Created on 04 December 2013
22. Teacher expectations of low-SES preschool and elementary children: Implications of a research-validated instructional intervention for curriculum policy and school reform
(Publication)
for their students on mastery of material covered in the Reading Mastery program. Abstract: This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction programs (Reading Mastery, Language for Learning, Corrective ...
Created on 29 March 2017
23. The effects of the Funnix beginning reading program on the reading skills of preschoolers
(Publication)
This study examines effects of the Direct Instruction computer-based beginning reading program, Funnix, with preschool-aged children. 10 preschoolers received instruction from Funnix, and their beginning ...
Created on 04 December 2013
24. Effects of a high school peer-delivered Corrective Mathematics program
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of a peer-delivered Corrective Mathematics program on math ability of low-performers in a secondary general education classroom. The Calculation and Applied Problems subtests ...
Created on 04 December 2013
25. Basic Model Project, Longwood University, Farmville Virginia
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of middle school students. CR was implemented in seven school districts in central Virginia. The Virginia Standards ...
Created on 30 March 2017
26. The Baltimore curriculum project: Final report of the four-year evaluation study
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge programs in six elementary schools during the implementation of the four-year Baltimore Curriculum Project. Each of the six schools ...
Created on 30 October 2015
27. Closing the achievement gap: The implementation of Direct Instruction in Whiteville City Schools
(Publication)
This study examined the implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) programs in one Whiteville City school, in an attempt to increase student achievement and proficiency, and reduce the achievement gaps ...
Created on 25 September 2015
28. City Springs Elementary School, Baltimore, Maryland
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery (RM) on the reading achievement of kindergarten and elementary students in one school. The Maryland Schools Proficiency Assessment Program (MSPAP) was ...
Created on 02 April 2017
29. Implementing research-based reading programs in the Fort Worth Independent School District
(Publication)
This study reports on the results of an evaluation of the implementation of Reading Mastery (RM) and Open Court (OC) in the Fort Worth Independent School District, replacing a whole language program. Principals ...
Created on 27 September 2015
30. The impact of Direct Instruction on elementary students’ reading achievement in an urban school district
(Publication)
This article discusses the preliminary results of the first four years of the implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) reading programs in six Baltimore elementary schools. DI programs in reading, language, ...
Created on 26 September 2015
31. Evaluation of Broward County Alliance of Quality Schools Project
(Publication)
This article reviewed the evaluation of the Alliance of Quality Schools project in Broward County Florida. The project was conducted over five years and was designed to increase the academic achievement ...
Created on 26 September 2015
32. Supplemental instruction in decoding skills for Hispanic and non-Hispanic students in early elementary school
(Publication)
This follow-up study examined the effect of supplemental reading instruction for students in kindergarten through third grade, one year after the conclusion of the intervention. Students were selected ...
Created on 26 September 2015
33. Making the most of instructional time: Teaching reading at an accelerated rate to students at risk
(Publication)
This study examined the effectiveness of Reading Mastery (RM) in increasing the rate of reading gain of first and second grade at-risk students. The Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-Revised (WRMT-R) was administered ...
Created on 25 September 2015
34. The Efficacy of the SRA Reading Program for Disabled Learners as Measured by the Terra Nova Achievement Test
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery on students with learning disabilities in comparison to students with learning disabilities who were taught with a variety of methods. Twenty students ...
Created on 25 September 2015
35. Increasing the reading achievement of at-risk children through Direct Instruction: Evaluation of the Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence (RITE)
(Publication)
This study evaluated the Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence (RITE) program, which addressed at-risk students’ failure to develop basic reading skills. The evaluation compared the scores of all K-2 ...
Created on 25 September 2015
36. An analysis of the Reading Mastery program: Effective components and research review
(Publication)
This article articulates the alignment of Reading Mastery with research-validated features of effective instruction in the areas of oral language, decoding, and reading comprehension. The second part ...
Created on 09 December 2014
37. The effects of the Language for Learning program on the receptive language skills of kindergarten children
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of the Language for Learning program on language skills of kindergarteners. When the results of students receiving instruction via Language for Learning were compared to ...
Created on 04 December 2013
38. Using Reasoning and Writing to teach writing skills to students with learning disabilities and behavioral disorders
(Publication)
This study examined the effectiveness of the Direct Instruction writing program, Reasoning and Writing, with 10 fourth and fifth grade students with learning disabilities and/or behavioral disorders.  ...
Created on 04 December 2013
39. Using Reasoning and Writing with gifted fifth grade students
(Publication)
This study compared the effects of two approaches to teaching reasoning and writing skills to gifted fifth graders. One group of students was taught with the Direct Instruction program, Reasoning and ...
Created on 04 December 2013
40. Effects of a 15-week Language for Learning implementation with children in an integrated preschool
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of the Language for Learning curriculum on preschool students with and without developmental delays. Pretest and posttest scores were compared to those of two comparison ...
Created on 04 December 2013
41. Educators' views of implementing Direct Instruction curricula: Connections to students with disabilities
(Publication)
This study examined the implementation and effect of Direct Instruction programs on the academic achievement of kindergarten and elementary students in one school. The programs implemented included Reading ...
Created on 26 March 2017
42. The Two-Year Evaluation of the Three-Year Direct Instruction Program in an Urban Public School System
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) reading and language programs on the academic achievement of elementary students (Grades 3-6). DI programs were implemented in three elementary ...
Created on 05 October 2015
43. Brief Report on Performance of Students Whose First Language is Spanish: Direct Instruction and a Comparison School
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) language and reading programs on the academic achievement of students for whom English was a second language. A comparison school in the same school ...
Created on 27 September 2015
44. The efficacy of supplemental instruction in decoding skills for Hispanic and non-Hispanic students in early elementary school
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of supplemental reading instruction with Direct Instruction (DI) on the reading achievement of students in kindergarten through third grade who were below grade level. The ...
Created on 26 September 2015
45. The effectiveness of Direct Instruction versus traditional basal reading instruction as it pertains to at-risk youth
(Publication)
This study compared the effect of two contrasting instructional programs on the reading achievement of at-risk students. One hundred sixty-two at-risk fourth grade students were selected from two similar ...
Created on 25 September 2015
46. The implementation of Direct Instruction: A model for school reform
(Publication)
This study examines the implementation and effect of the Direct Instruction (DI) programs Reading Mastery (RM) and Language for Learning (LL) in an elementary school with a large percentage of low-SES ...
Created on 29 March 2017
47. The implementation of Direct Instruction: A model for school reform
(Publication)
This study examines the implementation of the Direct Instruction (DI) programs Reading Mastery (RM) and Language for Learning (LL) in an elementary school with a large percentage of low-SES students. These ...
Created on 14 June 2016
48. The Benefits of Being High School Corrective Reading Peer Instructors
(Publication)
This article examines a study which tested the effects of peer instruction of the direct instruction program, Corrective Reading, on the students providing the instruction. Student instructors were selected ...
Created on 13 November 2015
49. Effects of Direct Instruction and basal reading instruction programs on the reading achievement of second graders
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of Reading Mastery on the reading achievement of second graders in comparison to students instructed with a Basal Reading Program. Two second grade classes from separate ...
Created on 25 September 2015
50. The Benefits of Direct Instruction: Affirmative Action for At-Risk Students
(Publication)
This article describes how Direct Instruction programs can help at-risk students who are academically behind catch up to their peers. At-risk students who are academically behind are forced to learn substantially ...
Created on 17 April 2015

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