Rethinking Reading: Differentiating Comprehension from the Components of Reading

Authors: Hugh W. Catts, Alan G. Kamhi

Source: American Educator. 2024-2025 48(4):38-41.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Educational Policy, Advocacy, Activism, Social Action, Citizen Participation, Reading Achievement, Reading Fluency, Accuracy, Phonological Awareness, Direct Instruction, Phonics, Reading Instruction, Word Recognition

A Comparative Study of the Effect of Student Participation and Dosage in Catapult Learning Intervention Program in Middle School Math and Reading

Authors: Theja Pamarthy

Source: Online Submission. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Student Participation, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Religious Schools, Private Schools, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests, Scores, Attendance, Achievement Tests, Race, Student Characteristics

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Measures of Academic Progress

The Guilford ROCS (Readiness of Children for School) Study. Overview

Authors: Shira Mattera, Carolyn J. Hill, MDRC

Source: MDRC. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 31

Sponsoring Agency: Duke Endowment

Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Screening Tests, Infants, Toddlers, Early Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Young Children, Reading Achievement, Grade 3, Body Weight, Poverty, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Community Programs, Access to Health Care, Early Childhood Education, Access to Education, Program Implementation

Geographic Terms: North Carolina

A THREE-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY COMPARING INDIVIDUALIZED AND BASAL READING PROGRAMS AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL, AN INTERIM REPORT.

Authors: JOHNSON, RODNEY H.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 62

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Individualized Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement, Reading Programs, Reading Research

Geographic Terms: Wisconsin

REED Charitable Foundation Efficacy Study Report, K-2, 2022-2024

Authors: Rachel L. Schechter, Maddie Lee Mason, Laura Janakiefski, Charles River Media Group, LXD Research

Source: Online Submission. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Correlation, Reading Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Statistical Significance, Comparative Analysis, Scores, Achievement Gap, Models, Elementary School Students

Geographic Terms: Florida

Evaluating the Efficacy of 95 Phonics Lesson Library[TM]: Fall to Spring Formative and Summative Assessment Findings for Grades 4-5

Authors: Rachel L. Schechter, Rachel Gross, Isabella Ilievski, Charles River Media Group, LXD Research

Source: Online Submission. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 33

Descriptors: Phonics, Intervention, Reading Instruction, Grade 4, Grade 5, Learner Engagement, Reading Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Reading Tests, Grade Level Differences

Geographic Terms: Ohio

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Heggerty Bridge to Reading[TM]: Efficacy Study for 1st Grade, End-of-Year Gains with NWEA MAP Growth

Authors: Rachel L. Schechter, Anna Robinson, Isabella Ilievski, Charles River Media Group, LXD Research

Source: Online Submission. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 32

Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Reading Tests, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Scores, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Measures of Academic Progress

Impact and Implementation Evaluation of Lalilo: Phase II Report. Executive Summary

Authors: Aaron Soo Ping Chow, Katy Nilsen, Jazmin Cruz, Dennis Ciancio, WestEd

Source: Online Submission. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 81

Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Emergent Literacy, Beginning Reading, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Reading Attitudes

Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors

Authors: Eric Hengyu Hu, Paul L. Morgan, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Source: Thomas B. Fordham Institute. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 39

Sponsoring Agency: Achelis and Bodman Foundations
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation

Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Elementary School Students, Poverty, Barriers, Cultural Awareness, Social Bias, Racism, Stereotypes, Family Characteristics, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Early Childhood Education, Access to Education, Tax Credits, Family Income, Financial Support, Reading Achievement, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles, Learning Activities, Family Environment, Children, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Parent Background, Educational Attainment

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey

Weathering the Storm: The Educational Impacts of Hurricane Harvey. Research Brief

Authors: Meredith P. Richards, Cheyenne Phillips, Alexandra E. Pavlakis, J. Kessa Roberts, Rice University, Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), Southern Methodist University (SMU), Simmons School of Education and Human Development

Source: Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Houston Education Research Consortium. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Natural Disasters, School Districts, Homeless People, Outcomes of Education, School Closing, Student Characteristics, Attendance, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Information Systems, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, School Community Relationship, Accountability, Crisis Management, Elementary Secondary Education

Geographic Terms: Texas (Houston), Texas

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)

Examining Implementation and Outcomes of the Project On-Track High-Dosage Literacy Tutoring Program. REL 2024-005

Authors: Aliya Pilchen, Mary Klute, Marta Mielicki, Hannah Kumbroch, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) (ED/IES), Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia (ED), SRI International

Source: Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Literacy, Grade 3, English Instruction, Language Arts, Grade 2, Grade 1, Reading Skills, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Small Group Instruction, Electronic Learning, Student Characteristics, Scores, Tutoring, Reading Instruction

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

IES Funded: Yes

IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/appalachia/Publication/108132

95 Phonics Lesson Library[TM] Efficacy Study with Grades 4-5: Fall to Spring Formative Assessment Findings

Authors: Rachel L. Schechter, Rachel Gross, Isabella Ilievski, Charles River Media Group, LXD Research

Source: Online Submission. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 37

Descriptors: Phonics, Intervention, Reading Instruction, Grade 4, Grade 5, Learner Engagement, Reading Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Reading Tests, Grade Level Differences

Geographic Terms: Ohio

Impacts of Academic Recovery Interventions on Student Achievement in 2022-23. Working Paper No. 303-0724

Authors: Maria V. Carbonari, Anna McDonald, Michael DeArmond, Andrew McEachin, Daniel Dewey, Emily Morton, Elise Dizon-Ross, Atsuko Muroga, Dan Goldhaber, Alejandra Salazar, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger, National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 55

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Grants, Emergency Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Tutoring, Small Group Instruction, After School Programs, Extended School Year, Electronic Learning, Intervention, Tutorial Programs, Scores, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Program Implementation

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund

Recovery Still Elusive: 2023-24 Student Achievement Highlights Persistent Achievement Gaps and a Long Road Ahead. Brief

Authors: Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld, NWEA

Source: NWEA. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Achievement Gap, Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Needs, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Age Differences

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Measures of Academic Progress

ICT and Academic Achievement in Secondary Education: A Hierarchical Linear Modelling

Authors: F. Sehkar Fayda-Kinik (ORCID 0000-0001-6563-4504), Munevver Cetin (ORCID 0000-0002-1203-9098)

Source: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 2025 41(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Academic Achievement, Secondary Education, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Technological Literacy, Personal Autonomy, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Science Achievement, Scores, Educational Technology, Educational Strategies, Intervention

The Double-Edged Sword Effect of Reading Self-Concept on Math Achievement: Additional Insights for Making Dimensional Comparisons

Authors: Yuyang Cai (ORCID 0000-0002-0320-4602), Liping Zhu (ORCID 0000-0002-3562-0707), Yan Yang (ORCID 0000-0003-0016-8914)

Source: Psychology in the Schools. 2025 62(2):631-645.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Self Concept, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Program for International Student Assessment

The Structural Relations of Component Reading Comprehension Skills in Kiswahili: The Influence of Socio-Economic Status and Home Literacy Environment

Authors: Brenda Aromu Wawire (ORCID 0000-0002-6665-6024), Gorrety Nafula Wawire, Francis Kiroro

Source: Reading Research Quarterly. 2025 60(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Sponsoring Agency: USAID

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Languages, Reading Comprehension, Socioeconomic Status, Family Environment, Literacy, Reading Skills, Socioeconomic Influences, Language Usage, Educational Environment, Language Variation, Outcomes of Education, Reading Instruction, Grade 1, Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Fluency

Geographic Terms: Kenya

Testing the Model of a Proficient Academic Reader (PAR) in a Postsecondary Context

Authors: Gal Kaldes (ORCID 0000-0002-5429-8194), Karyn Higgs, Jodi Lampi, Alecia Santuzzi, Stephen M. Tonks, Tenaha O'Reilly, John P. Sabatini, Joseph P. Magliano

Source: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 2025 38(1):37-76.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 40

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: College Students, Student Motivation, Literacy, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Reading Motivation, Decoding (Reading), Vocabulary, Predictor Variables, Reading Achievement, Models, College Readiness

IES Funded: Yes

Complex Text and Fluency: Evaluating the Read Like Us Protocol with Third and Fourth Grade Students

Authors: Jake Downs (ORCID 0000-0001-7314-8995), Chase Young (ORCID 0000-0002-3331-9339)

Source: Journal of Educational Research. 2025 118(1):51-62.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 12

Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction, Grade 3, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Low Achievement, Intervention, Reading Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Rate, Accuracy, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Oral Reading, Instructional Program Divisions, Individual Differences, Gender Differences, English Language Learners

The Relationship between Receptive Vocabulary and Word and Nonword Reading Skills in Monolingual and Language Minority Bilingual Children in Italy across Primary School Grades

Authors: Valentina Persici (ORCID 0000-0003-0475-104X), Tamara Bastianello (ORCID 0000-0002-9052-8102), Erika Hoff (ORCID 0000-0002-5850-6958), Marinella Majorano (ORCID 0000-0002-5033-328X)

Source: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2025 28(1):1-18.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Reading Skills, Monolingualism, Foreign Countries, Bilingual Students, Language Minorities, Elementary School Students, Decoding (Reading), Immigrants, Accuracy, Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 5, Reading Achievement, Reading Rate, Individual Differences, Instructional Program Divisions

Geographic Terms: Italy

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test