In the fall of 2003, 24 schools in the Guam Public School System (GPSS) systematically implemented Direct Instruction programs with accompanying training and support. Initially used with lower grades it ...
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 ...
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 ...
This study examined the effect of a three-tier strategic model of intensifying instruction with Reading Mastery Plus with students in kindergarten through grade three at a Title I school. Typically achieving ...
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) programs on the reading achievement of elementary students. In response to students performing below the national level, Reading Mastery was implemented ...
This study compared the effectiveness of two instructional programs Direct Instruction (DI) and Success for All) on the academic achievement of elementary students in an urban school district. DI was implemented ...
This study examines the effect of Corrective Reading on the reading achievement of 333 eighth grade students over the course of one school year. Student achievement on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills from ...
This study examined the effect of Reading Mastery (RM) on the reading achievement of kindergarten and elementary students in one rural school in the southeast U.S. In response to low test scores and a ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
This study examines the effect of professional development on teacher beliefs, classroom practices and student achievement in Corrective Reading (CR) classrooms. The program was implemented in middle school ...
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 ...
This study compared the effectiveness of two reading programs, Reading Mastery (RM) and Silver Burdett (SB), on elementary students’ acquisition of reading skills as well as the cost effectiveness of each ...
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of 4th grade and 7th to 10th grade at-risk students in Lee County, Alabama. The growth in reading achievement of students ...
... from two comparable elementary schools in an urban area. The Word Reading Subtest of the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test-Red Level, Form A was administered to all students for pre- and posttest measures. ...
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 two preschool programs on the cognitive, academic, and social outcomes of special education students when nine years old. One hundred and forty one students who were randomly ...
... The Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (SDRT) was administered for pre- and posttest means. Results from the total mean scores of the vocabulary and comprehension subtests of the SDRT indicate that there ...
This study examined the effect of Connecting Math Concepts on the numeration, computation, and applications skills of two special education elementary students. The Stanford Diagnostic Math Test was administered ...
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) programs on the academic achievement of elementary students. Reading Mastery (RM) was initially implemented in grade one and later extended through ...
This article examines a study of two computer assisted instructional programs in syllogistic reasoning with 25 learning disabled high school students. The difference between the two programs was that one ...
This study compared the effect of Reading Mastery (RM) and a traditional basal program on the reading achievement of low performing first grade students in rural schools. Thirty one students were randomly ...
This follow-up study examined the effects of two intervention models, Direct Instruction (DI) and Mediated Learning (ML), one and two years after the completion of the interventions. One hundred and ten ...
This study examines the effect of the 1985-1986 Clinical Guidance Program on the academic achievement of k-12 students in a non-public school. Instructional programs provided included Corrective Reading ...
This study examined the effect of DISTAR Language on the language skills of disadvantaged Indian preschool students in South Africa. Students’ performance was compared to similar students receiving instruction ...
This study examined the effectiveness of supplemental instruction with the Reading Mastery Fast Cycle program on the reading achievement of average and above-average kindergarten students. Sixteen students, ...
This study compared the long term effects of four preschool programs on the IQ and academic achievement of students in high school. Participants had been randomly assigned to one of the four preschools ...
This study examined the effect of DISTAR Language and a Direct Instruction micro-computing program on the ability of students referred to as moderately to severely “retarded” to master concepts, discriminations, ...
This study compared the long term effects of four preschool programs on the IQ and academic achievement of students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Students who did not attend a pre-kindergarten ...
This two phase study examined the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) on increasing the reading skills of elementary school aged students with learning disabilities. Fourteen students (12 boys and 2 girls) ...
This study compared the effect of Direct Instruction (DI) techniques and an inquiry based treatment on the acquisition of facts about constitutional rights. Thirty high school juniors were randomly assigned ...
This study examined the effect of the DISTAR Language program on students with speech or language difficulties, in comparison to a traditional language program. Twelve students, ranging in age from five ...
This five year study examined the effect of the DISTAR Language and Reading programs on the academic and cognitive growth of 12 pre-adolescent and adolescent students identified as moderately to severely ...
In response to the assumption of some educators that the DISTAR programs are only effective with average students, this study examined its effect with middle –class students. 28 middle-class second grade ...
This article examines a study on the effects of the DISTAR Language program with 12 language disordered children. Five students were selected for the experimental group using the DISTAR language program. ...
This study compared the effect of two reading programs (DISTAR, Johnny Right-to-Read) on the reading achievement of students with low levels of reading readiness. Twelve male and twelve female second grade ...
This article examined two studies that compared the effect of the DISTAR program to a combination of conventional basal programs on student academic achievement in reading, language and arithmetic when ...
This study compared the effect of two mathematics programs on the mathematics achievement of first grade students. Seventy two students were randomly assigned to either DISTAR Arithmetic or Developing ...
This study compared the effect of four preschool programs (Montessori, Traditional, Bereiter-Engelmann/DISTAR, Early Intervention Program) on students’ cognitive, social, motivational, and perceptual development ...
This study examined the effect of an experimental curriculum on facilitating the return of elementary students with learning disabilities to regular education classrooms. Fifty four inner city students ...
This study addressed the issue of designing a curriculum that would facilitate the return of special education students into regular education classes. An experimental curriculum was created using a combination ...
This study examined the effect of the DISTAR Language and Reading programs on the Stanford Early School Achievement Test (SESAT) scores of kindergarten students. Students from four Title I schools were ...
This study examined the effect of DISTAR Language on the verbal comprehension and IQ of 84 elementary students referred to as “moderately mentally retarded.” Subjects were selected from live-in institutions ...
This study examined the effect of the DISTAR program on the oral language and reading achievement of first and second grade students. Students received instruction with either DISTAR or a traditional basal ...
This study examined the effect of the DISTAR programs on the academic achievement of elementary students, in comparison to students enrolled in traditional basal programs. The DISTAR Reading, Language, ...
This study examined the effect of the DISTAR programs on the academic achievement of elementary students, in comparison to students enrolled in traditional basal programs. The DISTAR Reading, Language, ...
This study compared the effect of four language and reading programs on the academic achievement, IQ, and school adjustment of 303 middle class kindergarten students. Students were randomly assigned to ...
This study examined the effect of the DISTAR instructional programs on the academic achievement of elementary students. The DISTAR Reading, Language, and Arithmetic programs were implemented in two first ...
This study compared the effect of DISTAR to a traditional preschool program on the rapid attainment of basic academic concepts in reading and arithmetic by “culturally disadvantaged” children. All students ...