Daphne Greenberg|Justin C. Wise|Robin D. Morris|Laura D. Fredrick|Victoria Rodrigo|Alice O. Nanda|Hye K. Pae
A Randomized Control Study of Instructional Approaches for Struggling Adult Readers
Georgia State University|Oglethorpe University|Georgia State University|Georgia State University|Georgia State University|Georgia State University|University of Cincinnati
abstract study measured effectiveness various instructional approaches reading outcomes 198 adults read single words 30 59 grade equivalency levels students randomly assigned one following interventions decoding fluency decoding comprehension fluency decoding comprehension fluency extensive reading extensive reading controlcomparison approach controlcomparison approach employed curriculum common communitybased adult literacy programs extensive reading approach focused wide exposure literature fluency component guided repeated oral reading approach decodingcomprehension components sramcgrawhill direct instruction corrective reading programs results indicated continued weaknesses poor integration participants skills although students made significant gains independent reading instruction group improvements associated small effect sizes reading instruction group considered one significant finding detected comparisoncontrol group decoding fluency group decoding comprehension extensive reading fluency group showing stronger word attack outcomes extensive reading group