Barbara Gunn|Keith Smolkowski|Anthony Biglan|Carol Black|Jason Blair
Fostering the Development of Reading Skill Through Supplemental Instruction
Oregon Research Institute|Oregon Research Institute|Oregon Research Institute|Oregon Research Institute|Oregon Research Institute
article reports effects 2year supplemental reading program students kindergarten third grade focused development decoding skills reading fluency two hundred ninetynine students identified participation randomly assigned supplemental instruction notreatment control group participants reading ability assessed fall first year intervention spring years 1 2 3 4 end 2year intervention students received supplemental instruction performed significantly better matched controls measures entrylevel reading skills ie letterword identification word attack oral reading fluency vocabulary comprehension benefits instruction still clear 2 years instruction ended students supplementalinstruction condition still showing significantly greater growth measure oral reading fluency hispanic students benefited supplemental reading instruction english much nonhispanic students results support value supplemental instruction focused development word recognition skills helping students risk reading failure