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Evaluation of Istation's Early Reading Assessment and Curriculum in Spartanburg County School District 7. Final Report
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Cook, Michael; Ross, Steven M. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to compare student growth of SCSD-7 students on the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) reading assessment to otherwise similar students who did not use Istation. This study followed two cohorts of elementary school students over three years (2016-17 through 2018-19) to assess the effect of Istation on reading…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Reading Tests, Reading Programs, Achievement Tests
Efficacy Study of LightSail in Three Public School Districts
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Morrison, Jennifer R.; Ross, Steven M.; Latham, Gavin C.; Daniels, Cecelia P.; Eisinger, Jane M.; Wilson, Catherine T. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2017
The present evaluation study sought to determine how LightSail is implemented within schools in three public school districts, Evergreen Public Schools (EPS), Denver Public Schools (DPS), and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). Case studies conducted in a subsample of schools within the three districts included classroom observations,…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Program Evaluation
Multi-Site Comparison of the Effects of Success for All on Reading Achievement.
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Smith, Lana J.; Ross, Steven M.; Casey, Jason – Journal of Literacy Research, 1996
Investigates effects of the Success for All (SFA) program on elementary school students' reading achievement in 4 cities. Finds greater achievement for students in SFA classes at 3 sites, especially for students achieving below the 25th percentile, relative to students in control classrooms, but effects were not as strong and consistent as in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
A Randomized Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Accelerated Reader/Reading Renaissance Implementation on Reading Achievement in Grades 3 to 6
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Nunnery, John A.; Ross, Steven M.; McDonald, Aaron – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2006
Components of the School Renaissance[R] program, including Accelerated Reader and Reading Renaissance, have been implemented in more than 65,000 schools in the United States. Despite the program's popularity, there have been no published, well-controlled evaluations of its effectiveness. This randomized field experiment was designed to gauge…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
Effects of the Success for All Model on Kindergarten through Second-Grade Reading Achievement, Teacher Adjustment, and Classroom-School Climate at an Inner-City School.
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Ross, Steven M.; Smith, Lana J. – Elementary School Journal, 1994
Examined first-year results of the Success for All (SFA) program, designed to bring every student to grade level in reading by third grade. Found that SFA benefits were most significant at the kindergarten level; teachers were highly accepting of the program; and the program's strengths included cooperative learning, regrouping, tutoring, early…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Early Reading