In a single-group pre-/posttest study of 266 students with IEPs, Fusion Reading produced statistically significant gains on the TOSCRF (d = 0.55) and a mean grade-level gain of 0.92 after about 4 months¶

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q2 i2 In a single-group pre-/posttest design study in a large urban Southeast city, 266 students with IEPs showed statistically significant pre- to posttest gains on the TOSCRF (p = .000, d = 0.55) and grade-level gains (p = .000, d = 0.51) averaging close to one year (0.92) after 4.5 months of instruction. → Hock 2017

Evidence¶

Hock 2017¶

Hock, M. F., Brasseur-Hock, I. F., Hock, A. J., & Duvel, B. (2017). The Effects of a Comprehensive Reading Program on Reading Outcomes for Middle School Students With Disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 50(2), 195–212. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219415618495

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Single-group pre-/posttest study with no comparison group; all 266 students had IEPs and reading goals, taught by 22 middle school teachers, pretested in fall 2012 and posttested 4.5 months later. Gains were "statistically significant differences between pre- and post-test scores for the group (p = .000, d = 0.55)".

"The results of the analyses indicated that there were statistically significant differences between pre- and post-test scores for the group (p = .000, d = 0.55). Grade-level gains as measured by the TOSCRF were statistically significant (p = .000, d = 0.51), with a mean grade-level gain after 4 months of instruction of close to 1 year (0.92)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Students with LD made statistically significant gains in oral reading fluency on off-grade-level passages but no significant gains on word reading or comprehension standard scores — related