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Savage, Robert; Georgiou, George; Parrila, Rauno; Maiorino, Kristina; Dunn, Kristy; Burgos, Giovani – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2020
We evaluated the impact of teaching complex grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPC) derived from the Simplicity Principle to at-risk poor readers in Grade 2 classrooms, using a two-arm dual site matched control trial intervention. Poor word readers (n = 149) were allocated to either a) Simplicity GPC (n= 79) or b) Letter-Name Control (n= 70) small…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Teaching Methods
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Lim, Lisa; Arciuli, Joanne; Munro, Natalie – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2018
This exploratory study compares the shared book reading behaviours of five school aged children with DS (aged 11 years 6 months to 15 years 6 months) before and after participation in an intervention which included selected components of the MultiLit Reading Tutor Program. The program was delivered 1:1 to participants each week over a 12 week…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Down Syndrome, Reading Programs, Tutoring
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McCollum, Sharon; McNeese, Mary Nell; Styron, Ronald; Lee, David E. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2007
This study compared the reading achievement levels of 323 third grade students from a Caribbean school district receiving instruction from three different programs. Students were identified as at risk with a 95% minority enrollment, 100% free lunch and transportation, and the lowest NAEP test scores in the nation. Total standardized test scores…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Standardized Tests