- 1. The Effectiveness of Direct Instruction Curricula: A Meta-Analysis of a Half Century of Research
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- 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. Reading Mastery and Learning Disabled Students: A Comment on the What Works Clearinghouse Review
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- In response to a recent report published by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) on the effectiveness of the Direct Instruction program Reading Mastery with students with learning disabilities, Stockard ...
- Created on 04 December 2013
- 3. Interventions for reading difficulties: A comparison of response to intervention by ELL and EFL struggling readers
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- This study examined student response to remedial reading intervention, with comparisons made between students from differing language backgrounds and across instructional programs. Struggling readers who ...
- Created on 04 December 2013
- 4. Three-tier models of reading and behavior: A research review
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- This study provided a descriptive analysis of the research literature on three-tier models and conducted a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of three-tier models of reading, behavior, and a combination ...
- Created on 13 November 2015
- 5. Extensive Reading Interventions in Grades K-3: From Research to Practice
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- This report summarizes 12 research studies on the effectiveness of early literacy instruction for struggling readers. The programs reviewed included Early Steps, Sound Partners, Thinking Partners, Proactive ...
- Created on 09 November 2015
- 6. Cleveland school keeps Reading Mastery as curriculum core
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- 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
- 7. Language for Writing program evaluation
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- 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
- 8. Basic Model Project, Longwood University, Farmville Virginia
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- 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
- 9. Achievement Outcomes in Baltimore City Schools
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- This article examines changes in student achievement in the Baltimore City School System from 1993 to 2001, focusing on actual change over time and projected achievement based on current performance trends. ...
- Created on 25 September 2015
- 10. City Springs Elementary School, Baltimore, Maryland
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- 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
- 11. An analysis of the Reading Mastery program: Effective components and research review
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- 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
- 12. Using Reasoning and Writing to teach writing skills to students with learning disabilities and behavioral disorders
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- 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
- 13. Using Reasoning and Writing with gifted fifth grade students
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- 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
- 14. Effects of a 15-week Language for Learning implementation with children in an integrated preschool
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- 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
- 15. A comparison of reading achievement made by LD and low IQ students using a Direct Instruction reading program
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- This nine-month study examines the effect of Reading Mastery on the reading and writing achievement of two male fourth grade students. One student was diagnosed with learning disabilities and the other ...
- Created on 04 May 2017
- 16. Building on the best, learning from what works: Seven promising reading and language arts programs
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- This study compared the designs and efficacy of seven research-based reading and language arts programs. The programs examined included Cooperative Integrated Reading and Comprehension (CIRC), Direct Instruction ...
- Created on 30 September 2015
- 17. The effectiveness of the Reasoning and Writing program with participants with specific learning disabilities
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- This study examines the effect of seven months of instruction with the Reasoning and Writing program on the writing skills of eight elementary students with learning disabilities in the area of written ...
- Created on 13 May 2017
- 18. Comparisons of Beginning Literacy Programs: Alternate Paths to the Same Learning Outcome
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- This study compared the effect of two literacy programs (Integrated Reading-Writing (IR-W), DISTAR) on the academic achievement of elementary students at-risk for literacy problems. Students were selected ...
- Created on 27 September 2015
- 19. Effects of Interactive Story Reading on Concepts about Print and Journal Writing in First-Grade Children
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- This study compared the effects of whole language instruction in language arts and DISTAR on the reading and writing skills of first grade students. Thirty-eight students participated in this study with ...
- Created on 25 September 2015
- 20. Developing and implementing a curriculum and instructional program to improve reading achievement of middle-grade students with learning disabilities in a rural school district
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- This study examines the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of 56 students with learning disabilities in grades 5-8 in a rural school district. Prior to implementation, only 12% ...
- Created on 05 May 2017
- 21. Effects of curriculum alignment versus Direct Instruction of urban children
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- This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction programs on the academic achievement of 2nd grade students in Camden, New Jersey. (The project received Follow Through funding, but was not one of the ...
- Created on 25 September 2015
- 22. Belmont community school, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction programs on the academic achievement of kindergarten and elementary students in one inner-city elementary school. Initially, Reading Mastery (RM) was ...
- Created on 31 March 2017
- 23. Pilot study of the effectiveness of a Direct Instruction model as a supplement to a literature-based delivery model; Traditional teaching to a whole language: A focus on instructional routines
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- This study compared a group of first grade students who received reading instruction with the whole language program, Houghton-Mifflin Integrated Reading, with students who received instruction with the ...
- Created on 04 December 2013
- 24. Progress in a high school LD class
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- This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) programs on the academic achievement of middle school students with learning disabilities who were at least two grade levels behind in academic ...
- Created on 30 September 2015
- 25. First year report on a jr. high LD class
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- This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction programs on the growth of reading, language, math, spelling, and writing skills of remedial students over one school year. Six students participated ...
- Created on 12 June 2016
- 26. Comparative DISTAR results from five South Afrikaans school
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- This study examined the effect of DISTAR on the reading, spelling, and writing achievement of elementary Indian students in South Africa. Student achievement was assessed over three years beginning in ...
- Created on 27 July 2016
- 27. Nebraska District Outscores Peers Statewide
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- This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) programs on the academic achievement of elementary students. In response to all fourth grade students scoring below the state average in writing ...
- Created on 28 September 2015
