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A Program Evaluation Of The Reading Mastery Initiative In A Rural Primary School, Michael J. Daddario
A Program Evaluation Of The Reading Mastery Initiative In A Rural Primary School, Michael J. Daddario
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Educational success and attainment, and individual sustainability depend on reading ability. School leaders, especially at the elementary and primary level, have great responsibility ensuring student success in learning to read. In this era of standards-based curriculum and high stakes testing and accountability, school leaders must be certain the programs employed to grow student reading ability are successful. This program evaluation analyzes the effects implementing a scripted, direct instruction reading program has had at a rural, primary school. Specifically, this study investigated the correlation between the Scholastic Reading Inventory and the Virginia Third Grade Reading Standards of Learning Assessment, analyzed the …
Making A Case For Using Effective Reading Programs: A Program Evaluation Of Wilson Fundations, Charles Garrett Chalfant
Making A Case For Using Effective Reading Programs: A Program Evaluation Of Wilson Fundations, Charles Garrett Chalfant
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Students who struggle to read at an early age are likely to continue struggling for not only the rest of their schooling, but the rest of their lives. Schools need to begin adopting research-based reading programs and measuring their effectiveness formatively throughout the school year. Research suggests that effective reading programs need to include phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. During the 2018-2019 school year, Wilson Fundations was implemented in K-2 at Summit Academy, a high-poverty Pre-K-8th grade school in Flat Rock, MI. The purpose was to uncover the potential effects of using Wilson Fundations as a reading program, …