ERIC Number: EJ1254391
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
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Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Reading Interventions for Students in the Primary Grades
Gersten, Russell; Haymond, Kelly; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Dimino, Joseph; Jayanthi, Madhavi
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v13 n2 p401-427 2020
This meta-analysis systematically reviewed the most up-to-date literature to determine the effectiveness of reading interventions on measures of word and pseudoword reading, reading comprehension, and passage fluency, and to determine the role intervention and study variables play in moderating the impacts for students at risk for reading difficulties in Grades 1-3. We used random-effects meta-regression models with robust variance estimates to summarize overall effects and to explore potential moderator effects. Results from a total of 33 rigorous experimental and quasi-experimental studies conducted between 2002 and 2017 that met WWC [What Works Clearinghouse] evidence standards revealed a significant positive effect for reading interventions on reading outcomes, with a mean effect size of 0.39 (SE = 0.04, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.32, 0.46]). Moderator analyses demonstrated that mean effects varied across outcome domains and areas of instruction.
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Response to Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Research, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Research Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES12C0011