Robert Savage|George K. Georgiou|Rauno Parrila|Kristina Maiorino
Preventative Reading Interventions Teaching Direct Mapping of Graphemes in Texts and Set-for-Variability Aid At-Risk Learners
McGill University|University of Alberta|University of Alberta|McGill University
evaluated two experimenterdelivered smallgroup word reading programs among atrisk poor readers grade 1 classes regular elementary schools using twoarm dualsitematched control trial intervention atrisk poor word readers n 201 allocated either direct mapping setforvariability dmsfv b current bestpractices smallgroup reading programs typically 1011 hr 10 weeks students matched baseline reading language abilities parent demographic measures observed regular classroom teaching quality results hierarchical data modeling showed advantages dmsfv program p 05 word reading spelling posttest word reading sentence comprehension 5month delayed posttest discernible valued added dmsfv condition across followup measures results support use smallgroup preventative literacy intervention models teach direct mapping graphemephoneme correspondences text setforvariability