ERIC Number: ED510182
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 13
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Read Well[R]. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
What Works Clearinghouse
"Read Well"[R] is a reading curriculum for kindergarten and first-grade students whose goal is to increase students' literacy abilities. The program provides instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewed five studies on "Read Well"[R] for English language learners. One of these five studies meets WWC evidence standards; the remaining four studies do not meet either WWC evidence standards or eligibility screens. Based on the one study, the WWC found no discernible effects in the reading achievement domain and potentially positive effects in the English language development domain for English language learners. The conclusions presented in this report may change as new research emerges. Appendices include: (1) Study characteristics: Frasco, 2008; (2) Outcome measures for the reading achievement domain and the English language development domain; (3) Summary of study findings included in the rating for the reading achievement domain and the English language development domain; (4) "Read Well"[R] rating for the reading achievement domain and the English language development domain; and (5) Extent of evidence by domain. (Contains 10 footnotes.) [The following study is reviewed in this intervention report: Frasco, R. D. (2008). "Effectiveness of "Reading First" for English language learners: Comparison of two programs" (Doctoral dissertation, Walden University, 2008). Dissertation Abstracts International, 69(03A), 141-879. For a previous WWC intervention report on "Read Well", see ED493775.]
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Achievement, Phonemic Awareness, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Pretests Posttests, Literacy, Phonics, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Aloud to Others, Instructional Materials, Reading Programs, Control Groups, Emergent Literacy, Reading Tests, Reading Skills
What Works Clearinghouse. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: contact.WWC@ed.gov; Web site: https://whatworks.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 1; Grade 2; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
IES Funded: Yes
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IES Publication: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=411
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