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Educator's summary
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- Key findings
- Top-rated programmes
- Programmes with limited evidence
- Other programmes
- Review methods
Full report
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Limited Evidence of Effectiveness: Strong Evidence of Modest Effects
Studies would have met the criteria for “Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness” except that the weighted mean effect size is +0.10 to +0.19.
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Open Court Reading
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| A basal text book series that uses phonetic readers in early years, a focus on direct instruction of specific skills throughout the programme, scripted teachers manuals, teacher training, and follow-up. | |||
| Type | Curr | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | US website: www.sraonline.com/oc_home.html | ||
Limited Evidence of Effectiveness: Weak Evidence with Notable Effects
A weighted mean effect size of at least +0.20 based on one or more qualifying studies insufficient in number or sample size to meet the criteria for “Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness”.
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Lightspan
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| Supplementary integrated learning system. Also provides computer assisted programmes for home use. UK website: (Product | |||
| Type | ICT | Available in UK | Yes |
| Contact/ Website | UK website: www.platolearning.co.uk (Product training available) |
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My Reading Coach
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| Software designed to help primary school-age children learn to read. It focuses on phonics, word structure, vocabulary, and comprehension. The software is used for one lesson daily. | |||
| Type | ICT | Available in UK | Yes |
| Contact/ Website | www.myreadingcoach.co.uk | ||
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Quickreads
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| A supplementary programme designed to increase fluency, build vocabulary and background knowledge, and improve comprehension. | |||
| Type | Curr | Available in UK | Yes |
| Contact/ Website | Website: www.quickreads.org Available to purchase from: sheila.crowe@pearson.com | ||
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Carbo Reading Styles
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| Strategy where teaching is adapted to suit pupils' diverse reading styles. Teachers learn to identify and accommodate reading style strengths using the Reading Style Inventory and emphasis is placed on the use of: coloured overlays to reduce visual dyslexia; specially recorded, high-interest reading materials that increase reading fluency and comprehension; modelling reading methods (neurological impress, echo reading, recordings, choral reading); tactile and kinesthetic skill work; and reading methods that match a student's Reading Style strengths. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | US website: www.nrsi.com US contact: readingstyle@nrsi.com |
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Exemplary Center for Reading and Instruction (ECRI)
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| A professional development programme that emphasizes individualised instruction, positive reinforcement, and constant assessment of children’s mastery levels. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | E-mail: ereid@xmission.com Website: www.ecri.cc |
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Fast ForWord
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| Computerised programme designed to strengthen memory, attention, and mental processing. | |||
| Type | ICT | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | Website: www.scilearn.com/ | ||
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Literature-Based Program
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| A reading approach that supplements traditional basal textbooks with extensive literature in many genres, independent reading and writing periods, directed reading/listening thinking activities, read-aloud sessions, and classroom literacy centres. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | E-mail: lmorro@rutgers.edu | ||
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OpenBook to Literacy
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| A software programme that uses a combination of voice, text, pictures, video, and graphics to teach reading in a self-paced individualised format, as a supplement to classroom instruction. | |||
| Type | ICT | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | E-mail: Sales@openbooksoftware.com
Website: www.openbooklearning.com |
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PALS
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| Structured pair learning strategy in which children take turns as teachers and pupils to learn a structured sequence of literacy skills. These include phonemic awareness, phonics, sound blending, passage reading, and story re-telling. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | US website: www.kc.vanderbilt.edu/pals/ | ||
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Reader’s Theater
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| A co-operative learning method designed to enhance pupils’ reading by having them read the scripts of plays. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | Complete contact form at: www.scholastic.custhelp.com
Website: www.teacher.scholastic.com |
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Reciprocal Teaching
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| An instructional strategy in which pupils work in small groups to help one another generate their own questions about a text they are reading, summarise parts of the text, clarify word meanings and confusing text passages, and predict what might come next. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | E-mail: annemari@umich.edu | ||
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Strategy Instruction (Belgian Model)
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| Belgian strategy instruction programme that focuses cognitive and metacognitive skills such as summarisation, graphic organizers, and prediction to help pupils comprehend text. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | E-mail: Hilde.Vankeer@ugent.be | ||
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Thinking Maps
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| A programme that teaches pupils to use graphic organizers to help them understand concepts. | |||
| Type | IP | Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | E-mail: office@thinkingmaps.com
Website: www.thinkingmaps.com |
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