LLI had no impact on secondary students' reading comprehension in the Oakland RCT¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In a randomized controlled trial of LLI in secondary grades, the intervention had no impact on students' reading comprehension. → Naihobe Gonzalez 2018

q3 i? LLI had no impact on students' reading comprehension in the Oakland secondary-school RCT. → Naihobe Gonzalez 2018

Evidence¶

Naihobe Gonzalez 2018¶

Naihobe Gonzalez, Sophie MacIntyre, Pilar Beccar-Varela. (2018). Challenges in Adolescent Reading Intervention: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial. Working Paper 62. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/challenges-in-adolescent-reading-intervention-evidence-from-a-randomized-control-trial

q3 · i? · causal · r?

Findings from the randomized controlled trial of LLI in Oakland secondary schools, the nation's first RCT of LLI in secondary grades. The study reports that "LLI had no impact on students’ reading comprehension"; no effect size is printed on the page provided.

"LLI had no impact on students’ reading comprehension and a negative impact on their mastery of English language arts/literacy standards."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Secondary students who received more LLI or were pulled out of other classes were particularly negatively affected, possibly from missing grade-level content — related
• Secondary schools faced implementation challenges producing variation in LLI duration, intensity, and fidelity — related
• Most Oakland secondary students receiving LLI fell short of the recommended minimum number of sessions — related
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