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1. Direct Instruction in the Guam Public Schools: An Analysis of Changes in Stanford Achievement Test Scores
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
2. 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
3. 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
4. Effects of a three-tier strategic model of intensifying instruction using a research-based core reading program in grades K-3
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 26 September 2015
5. Phoenix inner-city students strive toward national reading average
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 30 March 2017
6. Using school reform models to improve reading achievement: A longitudinal study of Direct Instruction and Success For All in an urban district
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
7. The effectiveness of the SRA Corrective Reading curriculum in increasing reading level achievement of eighth grade students at Eagles' Landing Middle School
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 20 May 2017
8. Portland Elementary School, Portland, Arkansas
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 02 April 2017
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. Effects of teacher training and coaching on student achievement in the Corrective Reading program at Sussex Central Middle School
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 28 May 2017
13. 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
14. A comparative analysis of the Reading Mastery and Silver Burdett reading programs for elementary students
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 26 September 2015
15. At risk students (Lee County, Alabama)
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 30 March 2017
16. Comparisons of Beginning Literacy Programs: Alternate Paths to the Same Learning Outcome
(Publication)
... 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. ...
Created on 27 September 2015
17. The effects of Reading Mastery I and II on the reading achievement of first and second grade students identified as having low phonological awareness skills
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
18. Follow-up of children from academic and cognitive preschool curricula at age 9
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 01 October 2015
19. Comparing a literature-based and skills-based approach for elementary pupils of limited reading proficiency
(Publication)
... 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 ...
Created on 23 May 2017
20. Brief report – Connecting Math Concepts in special education
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 07 July 2016
21. Beyond fiction: Reading for content – John Fenwick school
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 31 March 2017
22. Diagramming a Logic Strategy: Effects on Difficult Problem Types and Transfer
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 17 April 2015
23. Teaching Reading to Low Performing First Graders in Rural Schools: A Comparison of Two Instructional Approaches
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
24. A comparison of the effects of academic and cognitive curricula for young handicapped children one and two years post program
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 25 September 2015
25. Chapter 1 clinical and guidance program 1985-1986: OEA evaluation report
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 21 May 2017
26. Preschool for the disadvantaged: DISTAR Language I tested in South Africa
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 14 July 2016
27. The effects of using the Reading Mastery Direct Instruction program with average and above-average kindergarteners: A pilot study
(Publication)
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, ...
Created on 26 September 2015
28. Long-term effects of four preschool programs: Ninth and Tenth Results
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
29. Using DI to teach computer programming to retarded institutionalized adolescents
(Publication)
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, ...
Created on 13 June 2016
30. Long-term effects of four preschool programs: Sixth, seventh, and eighth grades
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
31. Boosting reading skills by direct instruction
(Publication)
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) ...
Created on 25 September 2015
32. A Comparison of an Inquiry and a Direct Instruction Approach to Teaching Legal Concepts and Applications to Secondary School Students
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 07 April 2015
33. Using DISTAR Language in a unit for children with language disorders
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 01 October 2015
34. Teaching the general case to moderately retarded children: Evaluation of a five year project
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 26 September 2015
35. DI outcomes with middle-class second graders
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 16 June 2015
36. Using DISTAR Language in a unit for children with language disorders
(Publication)
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. ...
Created on 07 April 2015
37. Comparison of reading programs for children with low levels of reading readiness
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
38. Comparison of achievement for DISTAR and conventional instruction with primary pupils
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
39. Mathematics achievement between first-grade students using developing mathematical processes and DISTAR Arithmetic mathematics instruction
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 09 June 2016
40. Four Preschool Programs: Their Dimensions and Effects
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
41. Evaluation of a program of systematic instructional procedures for extremely poor retarded children
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 26 September 2015
42. Placement in Regular Programs: Procedures and Results
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 16 June 2015
43. DISTAR language and reading programs: Effects upon SESAT scores
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 14 April 2017
44. Concept learning through direct verbal instruction in the moderately mentally retarded
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 14 July 2016
45. Effects of a structured pedagogy on children’s language
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 09 November 2015
46. The effect of the DISTAR instructional system: An evaluation of the 1973-1974 Title I program of Winthrop, Massachusetts
(Publication)
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, ...
Created on 13 October 2015
47. The effect of the DISTAR instructional system: An evaluation of the 1972-1973 Title I program of Winthrop, Massachusetts
(Publication)
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, ...
Created on 13 October 2015
48. The effects of structured instruction on kindergarten pupils: Final report
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015
49. The effect of the DISTAR instructional system: An evaluation of the 1971-1972 Title I program of Winthrop, Massachusetts (Report No. PS006218)
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 13 October 2015
50. The effectiveness of Direct Instruction on IQ performance and achievement in reading and arithmetic
(Publication)
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 ...
Created on 27 September 2015

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