Efficacy of Computer-assisted Reading Programs in a Pennsylvania School

Efficacy of Computer-assisted Reading Programs in a Pennsylvania School
Author: Leeann Laschenski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Computer-assisted instruction
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This study is about the efficacy of computer-assisted reading programs in a Pennsylvania middle school. This study aims to determine if there is a correlation between using computer-assisted reading programs and students’ reading assessment scores. The study also analyzes the relationship between students’ reading assessment scores and their grade level, gender, and ethnicity. This study pursued to answer the following questions: What is the effect of computer-assisted instruction on students’ reading assessment scores? What is the relationship between students’ reading assessment scores and their grade level, gender, and ethnicity? In the 21st century, schools all around the country engage computer-assisted reading programs. However, schools lack evidence of its effectiveness in student learning. This problem not only affects teachers’ planning but also affects student learning. The intent and spirit of the study will be to provide research evidence highlighting the efficacy of computer-assisted reading programs. The study results answered the two research questions and concluded that computer-assisted reading programs do not have much influence on student learning. Researchers can use this information and evidence for further investigation based on the study’s findings, such as using a larger population, different subject areas, and various computer-assisted learning programs. Computer-assisted learning is still in its infancy, and educators need more evidence to support their decisions to assist students in accessing their education.

Reading Instruction Using Computer-assisted Instruction Versus Traditional Methods

Reading Instruction Using Computer-assisted Instruction Versus Traditional Methods
Author: Elizabeth A. Altmeyer Jenkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1995
Genre: Computer-assisted instruction
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The use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in conjunction with traditional reading instruction was compared to reading instruction using strictly traditional methods in a group of 35 students who are learning disabled or mentally handicapped and assigned to a special education classroom.

Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities

Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities
Author: H. Lee Swanson
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 730
Release: 1999-04-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781572304499

The first comprehensive quantitative analysis of intervention research in the learning disabilities field, this volume synthesizes the results of 272 scientifically credible group and single-subject studies in an effort to identify what works best for learning disabled children. The book examines pertinent findings on all academic, cognitive, and behavioral domains. Intervention outcomes are evaluated across instructional domains, sample characteristics, intervention parameters, methodological procedures, and article characteristics. Addressing such questions as the merits of inclusion settings and the relative benefits of direct and strategy instruction, Swanson offers timely recommendations for instructional design, assessment, and policy.

Evidence-based Reading Instruction

Evidence-based Reading Instruction
Author: International Reading Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Education, Primary
ISBN: 9780872074606

The Reading First legislation, part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, labels these topics the "five essential components" of reading instruction, and programs funded by Reading First must include these elements. Each state will receive funds that are proportional to the number and percentage of children living in poverty and then host competitions to determine how the funds will be distributed among the districts and schools. In order to aid educators in implementing these components in the early grades, the International Reading Association has assembled Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: Putting the National Reading Panel Report Into Practice, a timely and helpful compilation of articles from its journal The Reading Teacher. The first five sections are grouped according to the five essential components. Each section offers a summary and discussion of the NRP findings, and presents several articles from The Reading Teacher that provide concrete descriptions of the recommended practices. The final section includes articles that employ practices from two or more of the essential components, and the appendixes contain the Association's position statement What Is Evidence-Based Reading Instruction? and a useful list of Association resources cited in the NRP Report. This compilation will help educators implement practices consistent with scientifically based reading research, but more important, it will help teachers make every child a reader.