This article presents results from three studies that examined the impact of administrative decisions and implementation fidelity to on student achievement within schools implementing DI programs. Results ...
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 ...
... retain Direct Instruction. The findings in this report support other literature on the critical role of technical assistance in promoting teachers’ skills and their fidelity of implementation as well as ...
... changes in reading skills through the primary grades of students in three rural, Midwestern districts that occurred after the implementation of Reading Mastery (RM). Using a cohort control group design, ...
... Studies involving Direct Instruction curricula and its implementation have been conducted with a wide variety of populations, in different settings, and within all subject areas related to the programs. ...
This study examined the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) on the reading achievement of at-risk 3rd and 4th grade students and teachers’ perception of CR materials. Low-achieving 3rd and 4th grade students ...
... Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test (GMRT) and the Academic Performance Index (API). Prior to the implementation of CR, fifth grade ELL students at one school averaged five months of growth over one year according ...
... Woodcock Johnson III was administered for pre- and posttest measures. Within-program assessments were also administered. Results indicate that following the implementation of CR, the participant demonstrated ...
... on mean reading scores after two years between students instructed with Reading Mastery and the “non-scripted” models. The authors indicate that the varying levels of implementation of fidelity across ...
... the implementation of DI, the majority of fifth grade students were reading on a second grade level. Following the implementation of DI, students’ reading proficiency improved. During the 2005-2006 and ...
... beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, the DI programs were implemented in three elementary schools that had a disproportionately high number of students in special education. Following the implementation ...
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 ...
... annually. Results from the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS indicates that the percentage of students scoring proficient increased by 20 percentage points during the first year of implementation. ...
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 ...
... and that they enjoyed the stories. A teacher survey indicated positive attitudes towards CR and that they felt prepared for implementation and would continue to use the program in the future. The study ...
... grade classrooms and CR was implemented in 4th through 8th grade special education classrooms. Prior to the implementation of Direct Instruction, 37% of special education students in grades 3-8 were determined ...
... Elementary School implemented RM for all students in grades K-5 in 2003. Prior to the implementation of RM (2002), 51% of students in grades 3-5 were proficient readers. Results indicated that by 2006, ...
... to at-risk students the following school year. Following the implementation of DI, the percentage of special education students attaining yearly adequate progress increased from 53 percent in the 2003-2004 ...
... from DIBELS tests indicated that the percentage of students moving towards grade level in oral reading fluency began to increase following the implementation of RM. Prior to the implementation of RM, the ...
... before the implementation of Direct Instruction programs. In 2006, results indicated that 80% of fourth grade students passed the reading portion of Ohio Achievement Test and 100% passed the writing portion. ...
... its implementation was measured with a 10 question survey following the completion of the study. Results indicated statistically significant improvements in reading achievement across all grades. When ...
... (ELL) in grades 1-3. The Stanford Achievement Test was administered yearly until 2005 when it was replaced with the Terra Nova test. Following the implementation of DI programs, results indicated an increase ...
... place Ivywild Elementary School on a school improvement plan and decided to implement RMP for the 2003-2004 school year. Prior to the implementation of RMP, 43% of third grade students and 35% of fifth ...
... Elementary. Prior to the implementation of RM, students’ reading scores were the lowest in the region. Results indicated that the percentage of students in grades 3-5 reading at or above grade level rose ...
... reading below grade level in the mid-1990s, the Clay Hill Elementary School implemented Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading for the 1996-1997 school year. Results indicated that following the implementation ...
... Student gains in writing achievement were measured pre and post-implementation. Results indicate that students made statistically and educationally significant gains in writing performance; ELL students ...
... the study examined teacher perceptions of student academic expectations before and after the implementation of Direct Instruction. Academic achievement and teacher perceptions were compared to low- and ...
This article describes the implementation of a peer-delivered reading program, Project PALS, for high school students using the Direct Instruction program, Corrective Reading. Peer tutors provided students ...
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 ...
... the dependent variable, and was measured with probes during baseline, Corrective Reading implementation, and the addition of the repeated reading intervention. Results indicate that students demonstrated ...
... year for 100 students who needed reading remediation. The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) test was administered to students annually. Prior to implementation students entering grade six ...
... of Learning (SOL) test was administered yearly to determine academic achievement. Before the implementation of CR, 6th grade students at one middle school were reading at a 4th grade level, 7th grade ...
... at Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida. Before the implementation of CR (2000-2001) incoming tenth grade students were reading at or below grade 6 and lacked basic phonemic awareness and understanding. ...
This study examined the effect of Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge programs in six elementary schools during the implementation of the four-year Baltimore Curriculum Project. Each of the six schools ...
... indicated positive attitudes towards CR and that they felt prepared for implementation and would continue to use the program in the future. The study was unable to establish a relationship between improved ...
This study examined the implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) programs in one Whiteville City school, in an attempt to increase student achievement and proficiency, and reduce the achievement gaps ...
... and reading scores on the 1993 state assessment for fifth graders. Schools began implementation of the programs at different years and data for these cohorts are reported separately. Data were reported ...
... administered annually to measure student achievement. In 1994, two years before the implementation of RM, no fifth-grade students scored satisfactory or above in the reading, writing, and language usage ...
... low ranking amongst schools within the district, RM was implemented in 1995. Results indicate that on average, student test scores improved from the 38th mean national percentage before implementation ...
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 ...
... year of implementation, while students in the BR group were unable to demonstrate positive gains on NCE mean reading comprehension scores until the third year of implementation. Following the third year ...
This article discusses the preliminary results of the first four years of the implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) reading programs in six Baltimore elementary schools. DI programs in reading, language, ...
... also allowed for the addition of basal programs to daily instruction. Following the fifth year of implementation, scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) of students in the Alliance program were ...
... two years of supplemental instruction with either Reading Mastery or Corrective Reading. Student reading ability was measured in the fall prior to implementation and again each spring for the following ...
... research design, dependent variables, fidelity of implementation, program effectiveness, and additional outcome data. 67% of studies reviewed favored Reading Mastery, while 14% of studies reported comparison ...
This study examined the teacher perceptions of Direct Instruction following a year of using the Corrective Reading program in Valdosta Middle School. For the first year of implementation, external coaches ...
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 ...
... training remained. The Stanford 9 and Delaware State Testing Program were administered for pre- and posttest measures. Results indicate that during the first year of implementation, all students improved ...