A randomized experiment of a mixed-methods literacy intervention for struggling readers in grades 4-6: Effects on word reading efficiency, reading comprehension and vocabulary, and oral reading fluency

Reading and Writing

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1109-1129

  Kim, James S ^a   Samson, Jennifer F ^a   Fitzgerald, Robert ^b   Hartry, Ardice ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b MPR ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent literacy; Mixed methods literacy instruction; Randomized experiments; Reading difficulties; Reading intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956929660     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-009-9198-2     Document Type: Article

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