The Effects of Fast Start Reading: A Fluency-BasedHome Involvement Reading Program, On the Reading Achievement of Beginning Readers

Bibliographic Data

Author(s)
Rasinski, T., & Stevenson, B.
Year of Study
2005
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02702710590930483
his study tested the effects of a fluency-based home reading program called Fast Start. Thirty beginning first-grade students, representing a wide range of early reading abilities, were randomly assigned to experimental or control conditions for a period of 11 weeks.

Research Design

Study Design
Quantitative
Methodology
Randomized Controlled Trial
Subject
Literacy
Grade Level(s)
1st Grade
Sample size
30
Effect Size
0.07

Program Details

Program Name

Fast Start

Program Evaluated

fluency-based home reading

Tutor Type
Parent
Duration
11 weeks
Student-Tutor Ratio
1