Sound Partners tutoring has positive effects on reading comprehension of beginning readers¶
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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesisr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? Across four studies, Sound Partners produced positive effects in the comprehension domain, with an average improvement index of +21 percentile points. → Sound Partners 2010
Evidence¶
Sound Partners 2010¶
Sound Partners. (2010). WWC Intervention Report: Sound Partners. What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. http://www.wri-edu.org/partners/sound-partners.htm
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The WWC synthesis reports that "the average improvement index for reading comprehension is +21 percentile points across four studies"; two studies found positive and statistically significant comprehension effects, one with a strong design.
"The average improvement index for reading comprehension is +21 percentile points across four studies, with a range of +11 to +27 percentile points across findings."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Sound Partners tutoring has positive effects on the alphabetics of beginning readers in grades K–3 — related
- Sound Partners tutoring has positive effects on reading fluency of beginning readers — related
- CIRC has potentially positive effects on comprehension for beginning readers, with an average improvement index of +12 percentile points across two studies — related
- Sound Partners outcomes for English learners persist two years later on Word Reading and Comprehension — related
- Sound Partners produces significantly positive but smaller reading outcomes for English learner first graders (effect size +0.15) — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Sound Partners produces significantly positive reading outcomes for English learner kindergartners (effect size +0.60) — related
- Sound Partners tutoring produces an average effect size of +0.58 on reading measures for kindergarten and first-grade students, meeting ESSA Strong criteria — related
- Sound Partners effects on word reading and comprehension are maintained two years after tutoring for kindergartners and first graders — related
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Sound Partners tutoring has positive effects on reading comprehension of beginning readers |
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Sound Partners tutoring has positive effects on reading comprehension of beginning readers |
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2010 |
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