Reading First impact study Part II / Martha O. Parkis, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parkis, Martha O.

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a competitive and globalizing world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading First Program (U.S.)--Evaluation.

Reading First Program (U.S.).

Reading (Primary)--United States--Evaluation.

Reading (Primary).

Government aid to education--United States--Evaluation.

Government aid to education.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010.

Summary:

This book presents findings from the Reading First Impact Study, a congressionally mandated evaluation of the federal government's one billion dollar per year initiative to help all children read at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

Contents:

Intro

READING FIRST IMPACT STUDY PART II

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 READING FIRST AND EARLY READING FIRST: BACKGROUND AND FUNDING

Summary

Introduction

Reading Research

Reading First

Formula Grants to States

Other State Uses of Funds

National Reservations

Peer Review

Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)

Eligible Schools

LEA's Uses of Funds

Targeted Assistance Grants to States

Reading First Controversies14

Early Reading First

Competitive Grants to States

Local Uses of Funds

Funding

Relationship to Other Relevant Federal Programs

End Notes

Chapter 2 READING FIRST IMPACT STUDY - FINAL REPORT

Acknowledgments

Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interests1

Executive Summary

The Reading First Program

The Reading First Impact Study

Research Design

Study Sample

Data Collection Schedule and Measures

Average Impacts on Classroom Reading Instruction, Key Components of Scientifically Based Reading Instruction, and Student Reading Achievement

Exploratory Analyses of Variations in Impacts and Relationships among Outcomes

1. Overview of the Reading First Impact Study

Reading First Program

Phonemic Awareness

Phonics

Fluency Building

Vocabulary Development

Comprehension of Connected Text

Conceptual Model

Research Questions and Design

Data Collection and Outcome Measures

Study's Methodological Approach

Approach to Estimating Impacts

Statistical Significance

Roadmap to this chapter

2. Impact Findings

Average Impacts on Reading Instruction

Average Impacts on Student Engagement with Print

Average Impacts on Key Components of SBRI

Average Impacts on Reading Achievement.

Average Impacts on Reading Comprehension

Average Impacts on Decoding Skills for Students in Grade One in Spring 2007

3. Exploratory Analyses of Variations in Impacts and Relationships among Outcomes

Variation in Impacts

Variation in Impacts over Time

Variation in Impacts on Reading Comprehension Associated with Student Exposure to Reading First Schools

Variation in Impacts Across Sites

Site-by-Site Variation

Variation in Impacts between Early and Late Award Sites

Exploring the Relationship between Classroom Reading Instruction and Student Achievement

Caveats

Estimation Model

Findings

Appendix A. State and Site Award Data

Appendix B. Methods

Part 1: Regression Discontinuity Design

Approach

Sample Size

Specification Tests

Part 2: Estimation Methods

Impact Estimation Method for Reading Achievement

Impacts on Classroom Instruction and Student Engagement with Print

Estimation Method for Surveys

Part 3: Approach to Multiple Hypothesis Testing

Stage 1. Creating a Parsimonious List of Outcomes and Subgroups and Prioritizing Key Outcomes

Stage 2. Conducting Composite Tests to Qualify Specific Hypothesis Tests

Reading Comprehension

Classroom Instruction

Student Engagement with Print

Implementation of Key Components of Scientifically Based Reading Instruction (Surveys)

Part 4: Statistical Precision

Part 5: Handling Missing Data

Surveys

Classroom Observations: IPRI

Classroom Observations: STEP

Student Reading Achievement: SAT 10 Reading Comprehension Subtest

Student Reading Achievement: TOSWRF

Appendix C. Measures

Part 1: Reading Coach and Teacher Surveys

Description of the Instruments

Administration Procedures and Response Rates

Composition, Scale, Internal Consistency and Scientifically Based Research Support.

Part 2: Classroom Instruction: The Instructional Practice in Reading Inventory (IPRI)

Background

Overview of the IPRI

Structure of the IPRI Instrument

Training and Inter-rater Reliability of Classroom Observers

Data Collection

Creation of Analytic Variables

Transformation of IPRI Observation Intervals Into Minutes

Analytic Variables

Field Reliability of the IPRI

Using a Pseudo Intraclass Correlation to Describe Inter-rater Reliability

Using a Generalizability Coefficient to Measure Inter-rater Reliability

Part 3. Global Appraisal of Teaching Strategies (GATS)

Part 4. Student Time-on-Task and Engagement with Print (STEP)

Data Collection and Response Rates for Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, and Spring 2007

STEP Reliability

Part 5. Reading Achievement

Reading Comprehension Instrument Selection

Decoding

Data Collection and Response Rates

Part 6. Data Collection Instruments

A. Your Background and Experience

B. Coach Responsibilities

C. Reading Instructional Materials

D. Instructional Time

E. Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers

F. Professional Development for Reading Coaches

G. Reading Instruction

H. Out of School Reading

B. Instruction and Assessment in Reading

C. Professional Development in Reading for K-3 Teachers

D. Support for Teaching Reading

E. Out of School Reading

Student Time-on-Task and Engagement with Print (STEP)

Appendix D. Confidence Intervals

Appendix E. Analyses of Impacts and Trends over Time

Part 1. Additional Exhibits of Separate Impact Estimates for Each Follow-up Year and Pooled

Part 2. Student Achievement Trends over Time

Part 3. Reading Achievement on State Tests

Part 2. Student Achievement Trends over Time.

Part 3. Reading Achievement on State Tests

Data

Analysis

Results

Appendix F. Analysis of Student Exposure to Reading First

Variation in Impacts on Reading Comprehension Based on Student

Exposure

Appendix G. Subgroup Analyses

Part 1. Subgroup Impacts over Time

Part 2. Linear Interactions between Program Impacts and Site Characteristics

Part 3. Impact Estimates for Subgroups Defined by Site Characteristics

Award Date

Fall 2004 Reading Performance of the non-Reading First Schools

Reading First Funding Per Student

References

Chapter 3 READING FIRST: IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES

Abstract

Introduction1

Implementation Status

Implementation Issues

Reading First Implementation Evaluation: Interim Report

Center on Education Policy Reports

February 2007 GAO Report16

Scientifically Based Research and Reading First

Scientifically Based Research Requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act

SBRR Implementation Issues

Application of Scientifically Based Reading Research to the Reading First Program

Implementing SBRR

Limitations of Existing Research

Identifying Relevant Resources

Local Control

Office of the Inspector General Audits

OIG Final Inspection Report: The Reading First Program's Grant Application Process

OIG Final Audit Report: The Department's Administration of Selected Aspects of the Reading First Program

OIG Final Audit Report: RMC Research Corporation's (RMC) Administration of the Reading First Program Contracts

Congressional Oversight and Legislation

CHAPTER SOURCES

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61324-360-X