READ 180® has positive effects on reading comprehension for adolescent readers in grades 4–12¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Across six studies meeting WWC group design standards, READ 180® showed positive effects on comprehension, with an average improvement index of +6 percentile points (range –4 to +16). → READ 180® 2016

Evidence¶

READ 180® 2016¶

READ 180®. (2016). What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report: Adolescent Literacy, Updated November 2016. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. http://www.hmhco.com/products/read-180/

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

WWC systematic review summary table for the comprehension domain: rating of positive effects, average improvement index +6 percentile points, range –4 to +16, from six studies including 3,882 students, with "Medium to large" extent of evidence.

"Comprehension Positive effects +6 –4 to +16 6 3,882 Medium to large"

READ 180® 2016 (2)¶

READ 180®. (2016). What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report: Adolescent Literacy, Updated November 2016. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. http://www.hmhco.com/products/read-180/

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review's extent-of-evidence statement for comprehension: "Six studies that included 3,882 students in 61 schools reported evidence of effectiveness in the comprehension domain." Two studies showed statistically significant positive effects and three were indeterminate.

"Six studies that included 3,882 students in 61 schools reported evidence of effectiveness in the comprehension domain."

Discussion¶

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