About the Intervention
Failure Free Reading is a language development program designed to improve vocabulary, fluency, word recognition, and reading comprehension for Kindergarten through grade 12 students who score in the bottom 15% on standardized tests and who have not responded to conventional beginning reading instruction. The program uses repeated exposure to text, predictable sentence structures, and story concepts requiring minimal prior knowledge. It combines systematic, scripted teacher instruction, talking software (Joseph Readers' Talking Software), workbook exercises, and independent reading activities. The program is delivered through small group or individual instruction. Teachers receive product training and staff development covering classroom management, education plans, parent involvement, and reporting, with follow-up visits and online/telephone support included.
Statistical Findings
No effect: on alphabetics
No effect: on fluency
Positive effect: on comprehension
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Focus Areas
N/APrograms & Services
Remedial EducationDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s)Citation
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2007). Failure Free Reading. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/229.
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