Evaluated technology-delivered literacy programs are overwhelmingly multicomponent (90%), publicly available, computer/laptop-delivered, and school-based, targeting an average of four literacy skills¶

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q3 i? Almost all programs (90%) addressed multiple literacy skills, averaging four domains, contrasting with about 20% multicomponent in earlier reviews. → Dahl-Leonard 2024 q3 i? Most treatment conditions used publicly available programs delivered on computers/laptops in school settings, with ABRACADABRA (12 of 50), Lexia (7), and Fast ForWord (5) most common. → Dahl-Leonard 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Dahl-Leonard 2024¶

Dahl-Leonard, K., Hall, C., & Peacott, D. (2024). A meta-analysis of technology-delivered literacy instruction for elementary students. Education Tech Research Dev (2024) 72:1507–1538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10354-0

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Descriptive synthesis of the 53-study corpus (61 treatment conditions) coded for seven literacy domains. The article reports 90% multicomponent programs averaging four skills, versus approximately 20% in the two prior reviews it cites.

"In contrast to both the Jamshidifarsani et al. (2019) and Alqahtani (2020) reviews, which found that approximately 20% of technology-based reading interventions were multicomponent, almost all the programs included in our meta-analysis (90%) addressed multiple literacy skills. The programs in our corpus addressed an average of four literacy skills during instruction."

Dahl-Leonard 2024 (2)¶

Dahl-Leonard, K., Hall, C., & Peacott, D. (2024). A meta-analysis of technology-delivered literacy instruction for elementary students. Education Tech Research Dev (2024) 72:1507–1538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10354-0

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r?

Descriptive coding of instruction characteristics (Table 4) across the 61 treatment conditions. The article reports 50 publicly available programs, with ABRACADABRA, Lexia, and Fast ForWord the most used; almost all were delivered on computer/laptop in school settings.

"Of the 61 treatment conditions, 50 implemented publicly-available literacy programs. Notably, 12 of the 50 used ABRACADABRA (A Balanced Approach for Children Designed to Achieve Best Results for All), seven used Lexia Learning Systems, and five used Fast ForWord."

Discussion¶

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