About the Intervention
Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy (designed by WestEd) and Xtreme Reading (designed by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning) are supplemental literacy programs designed as full-year courses for ninth-grade students reading two or more years below grade level. Both programs replace a ninth-grade elective class and aim to help students adopt strategies used by proficient readers, improve comprehension skills, and increase motivation to read. The programs meet for a minimum of 225 minutes per week in classes of 12-15 students. Reading Apprenticeship uses 'flexible fidelity' with teachers adapting lessons to student needs while maintaining program themes. Xtreme Reading follows prescribed daily lesson plans with structured activities. Both programs received five-day summer training institutes, booster training sessions during the school year, and minimum two one-day coaching visits. Teachers were experienced English/language arts or social studies teachers with an average of over 11 years of teaching experience.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on reading comprehension
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Focus Areas
N/APrograms & Services
General Education, Remedial EducationDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s), Teachers/Instructional TeamsCitation
Corrin, W., Drummond, K., Elizabeth, N., Kemple, J. J., Salinger, T. & Suzannah, H. (2008). The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: Early Impact and Implementation Findings. NCEE 2008-4015 (ED499778). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED499778.pdf.
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