About the Intervention
Washington Striving Readers is a differentiated reading intervention program for middle school students (grades 6-8) reading at least two years below grade level. The program takes two forms based on student needs: Group 1 students receive Phonics Blitz (50 lessons over 12 weeks focusing on phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency) followed by Read to Achieve (vocabulary and comprehension strategies for remainder of year); Group 2 students receive Read to Achieve only for the full school year. Classes are delivered face-to-face in small groups (up to 9 students for Group 1, up to 12 for Group 2) as a supplemental reading class in addition to regular English language arts. All classes are taught by certificated teachers hired specifically for Striving Readers who receive 70 hours of professional development including 4-day summer institute and 6 additional training days during the year, plus ongoing in-class coaching support with at least 12 visits from project coaches throughout the year.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on MSP state reading assessment
No effect: on Gates-MacGinitie reading comprehension
No effect: on Woodcock Reading Mastery word identification
No effect: on Woodcock Reading Mastery word attack
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Focus Areas
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General EducationDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s)Citation
Davis, A., Deussen, T., Nelsestuen, K., Roccograndi, A. & Scott, C. (2012). Washington Striving Readers: Year 1 Evaluation Report (ED565842). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED565842.pdf.
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