Algorithm-guided individualized reading instruction

Science

Volumn 315, Issue 5811, 2007, Pages 464-465

  Connor, Carol McDonald ^a   Morrison, Frederick J ^b   Fishman, Barry J ^b   Schatschneider, Christopher ^a   Underwood, Phyllis ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; LEARNING; SOFTWARE; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ALGORITHM; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LINGUISTICS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SKILL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHONETICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACULTY; HUMANS; PHONETICS; READING; SOFTWARE; TEACHING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33846634523     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1134513     Document Type: Review

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25. We thank A. Godsberg (the software programmer), the school district, teachers, parents, students, and the ISI Researchers. Funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Education; Institute for Education Sciences, Cognition and Student Learning (R305H04013) and the National Institute, of Child Health and Human Development (RO1 HD48539), World Class Schools, and James Campbell and Associates. C.M.C., F.J.M., and B.J.F. may, in the future, have a financial interest in the A2i intervention.