Christ and Davie (2009) found positive, statistically significant effects of Read Naturally® Software Edition on three reading fluency measures¶

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Currency · newest study 2013 · checked against its sources 2026-10-10 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In a randomized controlled trial of 106 third-grade students, the Read Naturally® group outperformed the comparison group on DIBELS CBM-R passages and GORT-4 Fluency and Accuracy subtests (average improvement index +14, statistically significant). → Read Naturally® Updated July 2013 — WWC Intervention Report 2013

Evidence¶

Read Naturally® Updated July 2013 — WWC Intervention Report 2013¶

Read Naturally® Updated July 2013 — WWC Intervention Report. (2013). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/407

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Randomized controlled trial (Christ & Davie, 2009) in which 106 third-grade students at or below the 40th percentile in oral reading fluency and comprehension were randomly assigned within classrooms. Table A2 prints a reading fluency improvement index of +14, statistically significant; the WWC confirmed the positive significant differences on the three fluency measures.

"Christ and Davie (2009) reported, and the WWC confirmed, positive and statistically significant differences between the Read Naturally® group and the comparison group on three measures of reading fluency"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Reading and Language — outcome: instruction changes it
• Reading Fluency — outcome: instruction changes it

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