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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. Changes in Reading Achievement at a Florida Elementary School: A Randomized Control Study of Reading Mastery
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of two reading programs on the reading achievement of elementary students. Students were selected from grades K-2 at a Florida elementary school and randomly assigned to ...
Created on 27 September 2015
3. Merging the accountability and scientific research requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act: Using Cohort Control groups
(Publication)
This study uses published, aggregated data on the results of implementations of Reading Mastery to show how school assessment data, such as that mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), can be ...
Created on 12 November 2014
4. An evaluation of two methods for teaching United States history to students with learning disabilities
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of two contrasting approaches to teaching United States history to 44 seventh to ninth grade students with learning disabilities. Students were randomly assigned to either ...
Created on 26 March 2017
5. Effects of Direct Instruction on the reading comprehension of students with autism and developmental disabilities
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading on the reading comprehension of four elementary and secondary students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental disabilities (DD). Curriculum-based ...
Created on 22 June 2016
6. 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
7. Direct Instruction reduces special education referrals in Louisiana school district by half
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of two Direct Instruction (DI) programs (Reading Mastery, Corrective Reading) on the academic achievement and referrals for special education of elementary students. At the ...
Created on 28 September 2015
8. Direct Instruction helps Native American school change course, improve reading
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of students in grades 7-9 in one school. Prior to the implementation of CR in 2003, every student had required reading ...
Created on 02 April 2017
9. 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
10. Seattle school boosts reading scores with Reading Mastery curriculum
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery (RM) on the reading achievement of elementary students. In an attempt to reduce the racial gap in academic achievement, RM was implemented in the African ...
Created on 30 March 2017
11. The effects of a Direct Instruction program on the fraction performance of middle school students at-risk for failure in mathematics
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of a Direct Instruction mathematics program, Corrective Mathematics, Basic Fractions on middle school students identified as at-risk for failure in mathematics. Concepts ...
Created on 04 December 2013
12. The impact of instructional methodology on student achievement of black males based on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
(Publication)
This study compares the effect of two reading programs on the reading achievement of African American elementary students. Students received instruction with either the Harcourt Basal Series or the Reading ...
Created on 21 May 2017
13. A comparison of teacher attitudes and beliefs about issues in education across conventional and Direct Instruction schools
(Publication)
This study compared attitudes and beliefs of conventional teachers with teachers who worked at schools implementing Direct Instruction. A survey was designed to collect information about beliefs teachers ...
Created on 17 April 2015
14. Reading Mastery helps Florida students advance two grade levels in reading
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction reading programs on the reading achievement of elementary students. In response to k-5 students at Gulf Elementary School reading one or more years ...
Created on 30 March 2017
15. Reading Mastery Plus helps Colorado school achieve AYP for first time
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery Plus (RMP) on the reading achievement of students in grades K-5. In response to poor test scores, district administrators determined it was necessary to ...
Created on 28 September 2015
16. Miami elementary school boosts FCAT scores with Reading Mastery
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery (RM) on the reading achievement of elementary students. In response to a low percentage of students reading at grade level, RM was implemented at Parkway ...
Created on 28 September 2015
17. Florida elementary students master reading in preparation for junior high
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) reading programs on the reading achievement of elementary and kindergarten students. In response to 40% of students in grades three through six ...
Created on 28 September 2015
18. The effect of corrective feedback and individualized practice guided by formative evaluation on the reading performance of children who have not made adequate progress in early reading instruction
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of intensifying the focus on mastery learning in a reading intervention on the reading achievement of struggling elementary students, who didn’t make adequate progress on ...
Created on 17 June 2015
19. The efficacy of utilizing a phonics treatment package with middle school deaf and hard-of-hearing students
(Publication)
This study examined whether the Corrective Reading-Decoding curriculum could be altered in order to meet the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and therefore, result in the students’ ability to ...
Created on 04 December 2013
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. The effects of a first day and second day reads on reading accuracy with Reading Mastery III Textbook B for a fifth grade student with learning disabilities
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of one and two day reads with lessons in Reading Mastery III Textbook B on the reading accuracy of a fifth grade student with learning disabilities. The student participated ...
Created on 05 October 2015
22. Impediments to Scaling Up Effective Comprehensive School Reform Models
(Publication)
In this article, Engelmann and Engelmann discuss the various problems involved with scaling up comprehensive school reform models in order to reverse the failure of schools to educate all students. Their ...
Created on 07 April 2015
23. The impact of a structured reading curriculum and repeated reading on the performance of junior high students with emotional and behavioral disorders
(Publication)
This study examined the impact of adding a repeated reading intervention to Corrective Reading instruction for middle school students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Reading fluency served as ...
Created on 04 December 2013
24. 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
25. Leroy F. Greene Middle School, Sacramento, California
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of middle school students in one school. In response to 75 percent of students reading below grade level and 50 percent ...
Created on 02 April 2017
26. Woodstock Middle School, Millington, Tennessee
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of 100 low—performing middle school students in one school. CR was implemented at the beginning of the 2001-2002 school ...
Created on 02 April 2017
27. Colonial High School: Orlando, Florida
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of high school students. In response to high school students reading far below grade level, the CR program was implemented ...
Created on 30 March 2017
28. Curriculum influences on growth in early reading fluency for students with academic and behavioral risks: A descriptive study
(Publication)
This study examined the growth of reading skills of students in kindergarten through second grade who had been identified for academic and behavioral risk. Students in five schools were selected to participate ...
Created on 02 November 2015
29. Achievement Outcomes in Baltimore City Schools
(Publication)
... on the percentage of third grade students attaining satisfactory performance on the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) and normal curve equivalent (NCE) scores on the reading portion ...
Created on 25 September 2015
30. The effects of repeated readings on student performance in the Corrective Reading program
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of adding a repeated reading intervention on oral reading fluency measures for three middle school students in Corrective Reading Level B2. Students practiced the program ...
Created on 04 December 2013
31. 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
32. Effects of the SRA Corrective Reading program on the reading performance of eighth grade students with learning disabilities
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of the Corrective Reading program on the reading achievement of six eighth grade students with learning disabilities. The Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests – Revised (WRMT-R) ...
Created on 04 November 2015
33. A comparison of high- and low- frequency criteria on reading agility, retention, endurance and Direct Instruction Reading Mastery checkout performance of elementary students academically at risk
(Publication)
This study compared the effect of low- and high- frequency criteria on the reading agility, retention, endurance, and checkout performance of three at-risk elementary students enrolled in Reading Mastery. ...
Created on 30 October 2015
34. 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
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. Use of precorrection strategies to enhance reading performance of students with learning and behavior problems
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of implementing a precorrection procedure prior to the delivery of Reading Mastery lessons. Six first grade students with disabilities received three precorrection strategies: ...
Created on 04 December 2013
37. Comparison of the effects of Direct Instruction and basal instruction on the reading achievement of first-grade students identified as students with reading difficulties
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of Reading Mastery (RM) on the reading achievement of first grade students with reading difficulties in comparison to students receiving instruction with a basal reading ...
Created on 25 September 2015
38. A comparison of curriculum-specified reading checkout timings and daily 1-minute timing on student performance in Reading Mastery
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of adding a daily 1-minute timed reading following the conclusion of a lesson in Reading Mastery Fast Cycle or Reading Mastery II on performance on curriculum-specified ...
Created on 04 December 2013
39. 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
40. Effects of a Peer-Delivered Corrective Reading Program
(Publication)
This study examined the effects of a remedial reading intervention for ninth grade students that consisted of peer-delivered instruction with the Direct Instruction curriculum, Corrective Reading, paired ...
Created on 17 April 2015
41. Conducting action research in a rural high school setting using peers as Corrective Reading
(Publication)
This study examined the effect of a peer-delivered Corrective Reading program, paired with repeated readings, on reading achievement of rural high school special education students. Additionally, achievement ...
Created on 04 December 2013
42. 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
43. Phonological Awareness and Phonetic-Graphic Conversion: A Study of the Effects of Two Intervention Paradigms with Learning Disabled Children. Learning Disability or Learning Difference?
(Publication)
This study compared the effect of Reading Mastery and Reading Mastery combined with the Stabilized Learning System Program on students with severe learning disabilities acquisition of reading skills. Eighty ...
Created on 16 June 2015
44. The effectiveness of in-class instructive feedback versus after-class instructive feedback for teachers learning Direct Instruction teaching behaviors
(Publication)
This study compared the effectiveness of feedback about teacher performance received in-class with feedback received after-class. Teachers instructed remedial fifth and sixth grade students with the Direct ...
Created on 04 December 2013
45. Effects of Interactive Story Reading on Concepts about Print and Journal Writing in First-Grade Children
(Publication)
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
46. Raising Mathematics Problem-Solving Performance: Do the NCTM Teaching Standards Help? (Final Report)
(Publication)
This article examines an 18 month study, which compared the effects of two instruction programs on the problem solving ability of fifth and sixth graders. The programs evaluated were a User-Friendly Direct ...
Created on 17 April 2015
47. An Exploratory Evaluation of Dynamic Assessment and the Role of Basals on Comprehension of Mathematical Operations
(Publication)
The study was designed to evaluate the relationship of the curricular programs Connecting Math Concepts and Open Court to students’ comprehension of mathematical concepts and procedures. Twenty-four third ...
Created on 09 April 2015
48. Evaluating a mathematics program for adoption: Connecting Math Concepts
(Publication)
This study examined effects of the Direct Instruction mathematics program, Connecting Math Concepts, on math performance of first and fourth grade students. Students receiving traditional basal math instruction ...
Created on 04 December 2013
49. Comparing a literature-based and skills-based approach for elementary pupils of limited reading proficiency
(Publication)
This study compared the effect of two remedial reading programs, a literature-based program and Corrective Reading (CR), on the reading performance of 85 low-performing fourth and fifth grade students. ...
Created on 23 May 2017
50. Research study: Raising mathematics problem-solving performance: Do the NCTM teaching standards help?
(Publication)
This study compared the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) videodisc programs and the Scott Foresman basal mathematics program on the mathematics achievement of fifth and sixth grade low- and high-performing ...
Created on 18 August 2016

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