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 ...
In this report Stockard analyzes the conclusions of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) on the effectiveness of Direct Instruction, specifically examining the strong differences between their review of ...
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is a federally funded program established in 2002 that evaluates educational interventions and publishes reports and summary ratings. The reports have received extensive ...
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 paper reports the results of a meta-analysis of studies of DI programs that included a comparison group, randomly assigned students to groups, and reported statistical information that could be used ...
This study investigated the effectiveness of two reading programs (Guided Reading (GR) and Reading Mastery (RM)) on the reading achievement of struggling readers over seven months. Sixty-six second grade ...
This report evaluates the procedures of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), and specifically examines a WWC report on the effectiveness of the Direct Instruction program Reading Mastery. Stockard’s evaluation ...
This study examined student response to remedial reading intervention, with comparisons made between students from differing language backgrounds and across instructional programs. Struggling readers who ...
This study provided a descriptive analysis of the research literature on three-tier models and conducted a meta-analysis on the effectiveness of three-tier models of reading, behavior, and a combination ...
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 ...
... their skill level and retell the story. Student achievement was assessed using a phonics test, oral reading, miscue analysis, story retelling, observations of language use, and interviews. Results indicated ...
his study compared the effect of three reading programs, Reading Mastery (RM), Open Court (OC), and Guided Reading (GR), on the ability of 84 second grade students to retell stories they previously read. ...
A meta-analysis of research on the achievement effects of widely implemented comprehensive school reforms (CSR) was conducted. Various CSR models were compared, and schools were then grouped into categories ...
This study compared the effect of two reading programs (Reading Mastery, Word Study) on the reading achievement of 36 third grade students. Students were selected from two third grade classrooms in one ...
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 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 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 book was written in response to the unfounded negative views of Direct Instruction and a lack of a thorough scientific review of the effectiveness of Direct Instruction. It is designed to show what ...
This study compared the effect of six different instructional approaches along with a non-equivalent comparison group, over a ten week period. Thirty seven special education resource room teachers were ...
This study compared the effectiveness of a videodisc mathematics program with a basal program on the acquisition of fractions concepts by students with learning disabilities and other remedial high school ...
This study examined the effect of a Direct Instruction (DI) reading program on the reading achievement of first grade students in two classrooms. Twenty seven students from two classrooms received instruction ...
This meta-analysis included 25 studies that evaluated the effectiveness of Direct Instruction programs compared to alternative programs for special education students. No studies favored comparison programs, ...
This article examines the effectiveness of the Corrective Reading Program with learning disabled (LD) and educable mentally retarded (EMR) students on reading recognition and comprehension. Both groups ...
This article examined two studies on the effect of Corrective Reading (CR) Decoding A, B, and C on the reading achievement of students with learning disabilities. The first study examined the effect of ...
This study compared the effect of the DISTAR Language I and the Teach Them to Speak language programs on the language abilities of at-risk preschool students. Students aged 3.5 to 5 years were randomly ...
This article examines a study of three different approaches to teaching critical reading skills to fifth grade students. A direct instruction program, a work book with corrective feedback program and a ...
This article discusses the outcomes of Project ExCEL, a model that employs applied behavior analysis and Direct Instruction strategies within a public school setting for students with learning disabilities. ...
This article summarizes the findings from a national evaluation of Project Follow Through, specifically examining the Direct Instruction model, which was the most successful model for achieving educational ...
This study examined the effect of the Corrective Reading (CR) program on the reading achievement of elementary and secondary students over seven months. The ages of students at the beginning of the study ...
This longitudinal study examined the effects of the DISTAR Language and Reading programs on students with learning disabilities. Thirty three students from the Kurrambee Public School participated in the ...
This study analyzed the effectiveness of the Engelmann-Becker Direct Instruction model during Project Follow Through. The model was designed to develop basic academic skills for disadvantaged primary-grade ...
A meta-analysis of schools that participated in Follow Through was conducted. Different educational models were assessed, and the effects of these models on achievement scores (using the Metropolitan ...
This study examines the results from Project Follow Through, specifically the effect of the eleven models on students’ academic achievement over four years. The study also examines whether program effects ...
This study examines the national evaluation of Project Follow Though. The 13 main instructional models are described and analyzed in terms of their design and effect on students’ academic achievement. ...
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 analyzed the effectiveness of the Engelmann-Becker Direct Instruction model during Project Follow Through. The model was designed to develop basic academic skills for disadvantaged primary-grade ...
This study examined the effect of the DISTAR program on the academic achievement of first grade students. Additionally, this study sought to examine the effect of starting the program at age three, four, ...
This study examined the effectiveness of DISTAR Reading, Language, and Arithmetic on the academic achievement of three- and four- and five-year olds. During the first year of the study, 120 students participated. ...
This article examines a study on the behavior modification of seven second grade students who exhibited disruptive behavior in class. The whole class consisted of 21 students, but only seven were observed ...
This study examined the effect of two experimental preschool programs (DISTAR, Nursery School model) on the academic achievement of low-SES preschool students. Seven teachers who were most opposed to a ...