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04/13/2021. Research Study
This study reviews the effectiveness of an extracurricular paired reading program to enhance the reading of struggling readers. For the first time, two program conditions are compared within one study: parent tutors and volunteer tutors. The program was implemented within a randomized controlled field trial; its effects on reading fluency and reading ability were investigated on a sample of 198 Swiss third graders with reading difficulties. The findings revealed that volunteers outperformed parents: Children who trained with volunteers developed significantly better reading fluency after 20 weeks (d = .21). However, the main effects on reading fluency did not last at follow-up and no effects on general reading ability were found. Children with higher reading fluency at the pretest benefitted significantly more than very poor readers (post-test: d = .47; 5 month FU: d = .39). The study highlights the benefit of volunteer tutoring and the necessity of ongoing, adaptive support for very poor readers.
04/13/2021. Research Study
Academically focused tutoring programmes for young children have been promoted widely in the US in various forms as promising strategies for improving academic performance, particularly in reading and mathematics. A body of evidence shows the benefits of tutoring provided by certified, paid professionals; however, the evidence is less clear for tutoring programmes staffed by adult volunteers or college students. In this article, we describe a relatively large‐scale university‐based programme that creates tutoring partnerships between college‐aged volunteers and students from surrounding elementary schools. We used a randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of this programme for 196 students from 11 elementary schools over one school year, focusing on academic grades and standardised test scores, confidence in academic ability, motivation and school attendance. We discuss the null findings in order to inform the conditions under which student support programmes can be successful.
04/13/2021. Research Study
Examined the effectiveness of Reading Recovery as compared with 3 other instructional models. Treatments included a treatment modeled on Reading Recovery provided by teachers trained in a shortened program, a one-on-one skills practice model, and a group treatment taught by trained Reading Recovery teachers. 403 lowest achieving 1st-grade readers were randomly assigned to 1 of the 4 interventions or to a comparison group. Reading Recovery children performed significantly better on 4 measures (dictation, text reading level, Gates-MacGinitie, and Woodcock) than any of the other treatment groups and the comparison group. A macroanalysis of videotaped lessons revealed that essential program components related to success were one-on-one lessons, the lesson framework, and the Reading Recovery teacher staff development model. (French, Spanish & German abstracts) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
04/13/2021. Research Study
This study investigated the relative effects of three treatments with varying instructional emphases in reading with a comparison condition. Eighty-seven students in fourth grade with reading impairments were assigned through stratified random assignment to one of four conditions: (a) comprehension emphasis, (b) word study emphasis, (c) emphasis of either comprehension or word study based on the student’s pretest reading profile, or (d) school-provided intervention comparison condition. Students in the three researcher-provided treatments received intervention in small groups with a trained tutor for 30 min daily for approximately 28 weeks. Results revealed no statistically significant main effects between conditions on measures of word reading, fluency, vocabulary, or comprehension. Students with limited English proficiency performed significantly better at posttest in all conditions than other students. Discussion addresses the challenges of successfully remediating reading problems with older students with significant reading problems.
04/13/2021. Research Study
04/13/2021. Research Study
This paper reports on an evaluation study of a non‐professional, school‐based reading help scheme called Volunteer Reading Help (VRH). The adult community volunteers were involved in working twice a week for about 30 minutes on an individual basis with junior school children. The study is in two parts. Part One is a pre‐post experimental study investigating the effectiveness of VRH in improving children's reading and Self‐concept. The children were allocated randomly to either VRH (N‐43) or control‐group (N=38). The findings show no significant VRH‐effect. Part Two is an investigation of VRH as it is provided in practice. The analysis of tape‐recorded sessions (of 15 different Volunteer Reading Helpers) shows many discrepancies between the recommended VRH approach and the actual approach taken in practice, in particular with respect to reading for meaning and talking with children. It is recommended that more professional help for the volunteers might improve their effectiveness.
04/13/2021. Research Study
Investigated the effects of 2 parent tutoring reading programs upon children's reading achievement: one that used children's literature books and one that used each child's classroom basal reading materials. 36 2nd-grade students (mean age 7 yrs, 11 mo) and their parents were randomly assigned to 2 treatment groups and a control group. The 15-wk study comprised 5 wks of baseline, 5 wks of treatment, and 5 wks of follow-up. During treatment, tutoring occurred 4 times each week for 20 min per session. Treatment effects were evaluated using curriculum-based measurement. The results show that although parents implemented the tutoring programs as designed, neither tutoring program had a significant effect upon student reading achievement. However, some individual students in LB and CB groups did experience gains in reading achievement. Implications for future endeavors in parent tutoring in reading are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
04/13/2021. Research Study
Examined the effectiveness of the Paired Reading (PR) method, using a competency-based training program with 52 parents of 2nd and 3rd graders receiving Chapter 1 services and 4th graders who received Chapter 1 services the year before. Overall reading improvement was assessed using difference scores obtained on the Paragraph Reading subtest of the Gray Oral Reading Test. Child and parent perceptions of the child's reading skills and reading habits were also assessed. Ss in the PR condition did not improve more than Ss in the control condition on overall reading scores. The small subset of Ss who completed the program did improve more in their overall reading scores than their matched controls. A post-hoc analysis indicated that 2nd and 3rd graders who were receiving Chapter 1 services in school improved in their overall reading scores and that 4th graders who no longer were eligible for Chapter 1 services did not show improvement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
04/13/2021. Research Study
This randomized control trial examined the efficacy of a multitiered supplemental tutoring program within a first‐grade responsiveness‐to‐intervention prevention model. Struggling first‐grade readers (n = 649) were screened and progress monitored at the start of the school year. Those identified as unresponsive to general education Tier 1 (n = 212) were randomly assigned to receive Tier 2 small‐group supplemental tutoring (n = 134) or to continue in Tier 1 (n = 78). Progress‐monitoring data were used to identify nonresponders to Tier 2 (n = 45), who were then randomly assigned to more Tier 2 tutoring (n = 21) or one‐on‐one Tier 3 tutoring (n = 24). Tutoring in Tier 3 was the same as in Tier 2 except for the delivery format and frequency of instruction. Results from a latent change analysis indicated nonresponders to Tier 1 who received supplemental tutoring made significantly higher word reading gains compared with controls who received reading instruction only in Tier 1 (effect size = 0.19). However, no differences were detected between nonresponders to Tier 2 who were assigned to Tier 3 versus more Tier 2. This suggests more frequent 1:1 delivery of a Tier 2 standard tutoring program may be insufficient for intensifying intervention at Tier 3. Although supplemental tutoring was effective in bolstering reading performance of Tier 1 nonresponders, only 40% of all Tier 2 students and 53% of Tier 2 responders were reading in the normal range by grade 3. Results challenge the preventive intent of short‐term, standard protocol, multitiered supplemental tutoring models.