About the Intervention
Earobics® is interactive software that provides students in pre-K through third grade with individual, systematic instruction in early literacy skills as students interact with animated characters. Earobics® Foundations is the version for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade. Earobics® Connections is for second and third graders and older struggling readers. The program builds children's skills in phonemic awareness, auditory processing, and phonics, as well as the cognitive and language skills required for comprehension. Each level of instruction addresses recognizing and blending sounds, rhyming, and discriminating phonemes within words, adjusting to each student's ability level. The software is supported by music, audiocassettes, and videotapes and includes picture/word cards, letter-sound decks, big books, little books, and leveled readers for reading independently or in groups. Students use the software 20-30 minutes a day, 3-5 days a week for 5-10 weeks. The software automatically adjusts based on each student's performance. Professional development for using Earobics® is available and focuses on instructional strategies to incorporate Earobics® into the curricula.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on alphabetics
Potentially positive effect: on reading fluency
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Focus Areas
N/APrograms & Services
General Education, Special Education 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. (2009). Earobics®. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/552.
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