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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Inns, Amanda; Baye, Ariane; Dachet, Dylan; Haslam, Jonathan – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2019
This paper reviews research on outcomes of writing programs for students in grades 2 to 12. Studies had to meet rigorous standards of research including use of randomized or well-matched control groups, measures independent of the program developers, researchers, and teachers, and adequate sample size and duration. Fourteen studies of 12 programs…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Writing Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
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Baye, Ariane; Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Inns, Amanda; Haslam, Jonathan – Education Endowment Foundation, 2019
Recent initiatives in the UK and the US have added greatly to the amount and quality of research on the effectiveness of secondary reading programmes, especially programmes for struggling readers. This review of the experimental research on secondary reading programmes focuses on 69 studies that used random assignment (n=62) or high-quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Pellegrini, Marta; Lake, Cynthia; Inns, Amanda; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2018
This article reviews research on the mathematics achievement outcomes of all programs with at least one study meeting inclusion criteria. 78 studies evaluated 61 programs in grades K-5. The studies were very high in quality, with 65 (83%) randomized and 13 (17%) quasi-experimental evaluations. Programs were organized in 8 categories. Particularly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Tutoring
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Baye, Ariane; Inns, Amanda; Lake, Cynthia; Slavin, Robert E. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2019
Recent initiatives in the United States and United Kingdom have added greatly to the amount and quality of research on the effectiveness of secondary reading programs, especially programs for struggling readers. In this review of the experimental research on secondary reading programs, the authors focused on 69 studies that used random assignment…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Reading Programs, Reading Research, Small Group Instruction