This study compared the effect of two parent implemented computer-based reading programs (Funnix & Headsprout) on the basic early literacy skills of 25 students with reading difficulties over eight weeks. ...
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the phonological processes of 206 elementary and secondary students identified with serious reading problems. A battery of phonological tests ...
This study examined the effect of the Funnix Beginning Reading program on the reading achievement of kindergarten and first grade students. Fifteen students were instructed with the computer based Direct ...
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 ...
This study examines the effect of Reading Mastery on the reading achievement of six low-performing third grade students over ten weeks. The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS) test was ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This study examined four basal reading programs at the kindergarten level in order to determine the adequacy of phonological awareness instruction for students at risk for learning difficulties. Authors ...
This study compared three groups consisting of varying levels of intensity in phonological awareness instruction. Direct Instruction, Direct Instruction + a supplemental phonological awareness program, ...
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 ...
This longitudinal study sought to determine how the use of the Reading Mastery and Reading Mastery Fast Cycle programs would affect the reading achievement of 90 elementary school students and their referrals ...
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 ...
This one year study examined the effect of Reading Mastery (RM) on the reading achievement of first and second grade students. One hundred and eight students (49 first grade, 59 second grade) identified ...
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 ...
This study summarizes 30 years of research conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) on how children learn to read. The history of NICHD research and their rigorous ...
This study examined the effect of combining spelling instruction with code-based reading instruction on the application and transfer of segmentation and letter knowledge to reading by kindergarten students ...
This study reviewed research on phonemic awareness training and the application of Direct Instruction principles. The author discusses the relationship between phonemic awareness and reading, why some ...
This study examined the effect of combining spelling instruction with code-based reading instruction on the application and transfer of segmentation and letter knowledge to reading by kindergarten students ...
This study examined the effects of phonemic segmentation instruction and letter names and letter sounds instruction on kindergarten students’ spelling and reading skills. Ninety kindergarten students from ...