Accelerated Reader has no discernible effects on reading fluency or comprehension for adolescent learners¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr3·q3
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? The WWC rates Accelerated Reader as having no discernible effects in the reading fluency and comprehension domains for adolescent learners. → Accelerated Reader™ 2010
Evidence¶
Accelerated Reader™ 2010¶
Accelerated Reader™. (2010). WWC Intervention Report: Accelerated Reader™, Adolescent Literacy. What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. http://www.renlearn.com/ar/
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The WWC's overall effectiveness rating, based on two studies meeting evidence standards (one RCT, one quasi-experiment with reservations). The report states the program "was found to have no discernible effects" in both domains.
"Accelerated Reader™ was found to have no discernible effects on reading fluency or comprehension for adolescent learners."
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Accelerated Reader has no discernible effects on reading fluency or comprehension for adolescent learners |
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Accelerated Reader has no discernible effects on reading fluency or comprehension for adolescent learners |
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review |
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2010 |
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