READ 180® has positive effects on general literacy achievement for adolescent readers¶

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, READ 180® showed positive effects on general literacy achievement, with an average improvement index of +4 percentile points (range 0 to +7). → READ 180® 2016 q3 i? Three of six studies showed statistically significant positive effects and no study showed negative effects in this domain. → READ 180® 2016 (2)

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/

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WWC summary table for general literacy achievement: positive effects rating, average improvement index +4 percentile points, range 0 to +7, six studies, 6,235 students, "Medium to large" extent of evidence.

"General literacy Positive effects +4 0 to +7 6 6,235 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/

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The review's rating-criteria statement for general literacy achievement: impacts were "positive and statistically significant for three studies" and "no studies showed statistically significant or substantively important negative effects."

"the estimated impact of the intervention on outcomes in the general literacy achievement domain was positive and statistically significant for three studies, one of which meets WWC group design standards without reservations, and no studies showed statistically significant or substantively important negative effects."

Discussion¶

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