The Effects of Fast Start Reading: A Fluency-BasedHome Involvement Reading Program, On the Reading Achievement of Beginning Readers

his study tested the effects of a fluency-based home reading program called Fast Start. Thirty beginning first-grade students, representing a wide range of early reading abilities, were randomly assigned to experimental or control conditions for a period of 11 weeks.
Authors citation
Rasinski, T., & Stevenson, B.
Publication
Reading Psychology, 26(2), 109-125
Year of Study
2005
Subject
Literacy
Program Name
Fast Start
Program Evaluated
fluency-based home reading
Tutor Type
Parent
Duration
11 weeks
Sample size
30
Grade Level(s)
1st Grade
Student-Tutor Ratio
1
Effect Size
0.07
Study Design
Randomized Controlled Trial
Rasinski, T., & Stevenson, B. (2005). The Effects of Fast Start Reading: A Fluency-BasedHome Involvement Reading Program, On the Reading Achievement of Beginning Readers. Reading Psychology, 26(2), 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/02702710590930483