Read Naturally® shows no discernible effects on comprehension for beginning readers¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 Across four studies including 439 students, Read Naturally® showed no discernible effects on comprehension (average improvement index 0, range –16 to +9). → Read Naturally® Updated July 2013 — WWC Intervention Report 2013

Evidence¶

Read Naturally® Updated July 2013 — WWC Intervention Report 2013¶

Read Naturally® Updated July 2013 — WWC Intervention Report. (2013). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/407

q3 · i0 · quant-synthesis · r2

WWC synthesis of four studies meeting standards without reservations in the comprehension domain. Table 1 prints "No discernible effects" with an average improvement index of 0 and a range of –16 to +9 across 439 students, with a medium to large extent of evidence.

"Comprehension No discernible effects 0 –16 to +9 4 439 Medium to large"

Discussion¶

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