Reading Partners tutoring significantly improves reading comprehension for grade 2-4 struggling readers, with a total effect size of +0.10¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q4 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i1 In a large randomized controlled trial, students who received Reading Partners tutoring gained significantly more on SAT-10 comprehension and other outcomes than students who did not, for a total effect size of +0.10. → Reading Partners: Program Description and Evidence Rating 2013

Evidence¶

Reading Partners: Program Description and Evidence Rating 2013¶

Reading Partners: Program Description and Evidence Rating. (2013). https://www.evidenceforessa.org

q4 · i1 · causal · r?

Large randomized controlled trial conducted by MDRC comparing tutored students to controls, two-thirds of whom received "other supplemental literacy services". Outcome was SAT-10 comprehension and other outcomes; total effect size +0.10.

"A large, randomized control trial study conducted by MDRC found that in comparison to students who did not receive Reading Partners tutoring (two-thirds of whom received other supplemental literacy services), those who received Reading Partners tutoring gained significantly more on SAT-10 comprehension and other outcomes, for a total effect size of +0.10."

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