Community-based early reading intervention for at-risk first graders

Bibliographic Data

Author(s)
Vadasy, P. F., Jenkins, J. R., Antil, L. R., & Wayne, S. K.
Year of Study
1997
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ541022
A study of 17 first-graders identified at high risk for a reading disability investigated the effects of community tutors on reading performance. When compared to the performance of matched controls, the children performed better on spelling and segmentation but not on reading. Skills declined at the second-grade follow-up evaluation. (CR)

Research Design

Study Design
Quantitative
Methodology
Randomized Controlled Trial
Subject
Literacy
Grade Level(s)
1st Grade
Sample size
35
Effect Size
0.5

Program Details

Program Evaluated

Community-Based Early Reading Intervention

Tutor Type
Volunteer
Duration
27 weeks
Student-Tutor Ratio
1