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- 1. Increasing reading skills in rural districts: A case study of three schools
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- Reviews of research on rural education suggest that identifying ways to help rural schools improve teachers’ pedagogical skills should be a high priority. This article addresses this issue by examining ...
- Created on 27 September 2015
- 2. The Development of Early Academic Success: The Impact of Direct Instruction’s Reading Mastery
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- This study examined the effect of exposure to Reading Mastery (RM) in kindergarten on the growth of reading skills through the primary grades. The study used a cohort control group design, comparing cohorts ...
- Created on 27 September 2015
- 3. Promoting early literacy of preschool children: A study of the effectiveness of Funnix Beginning Reading
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- Thirty-seven four-year-old students in a Head Start program in a suburban community in the southern United States were randomly assigned to receive 30 minutes of additional instruction each day in their ...
- Created on 27 September 2015
- 4. Fourth Graders’ Growth in Reading Comprehension and Fluency: A Pretest-Posttest Randomized Control Study Comparing Reading Mastery and Scott Foresman Basal Reading Program
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- This study compared the effect of two reading programs (Reading Mastery Signature Edition, Scott Foresman’s Celebrate Reading) on the reading comprehension and fluency of fourth grade students. Fifty two ...
- Created on 27 September 2015
- 5. Reading Achievement in a Direct Instruction School and a “Three Tier” Curriculum School
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- This study compared the effect of two reading programs on the reading achievement of kindergarten and elementary students from two schools within the same school district. Student achievement between kindergarten ...
- Created on 27 September 2015
