Summary of Research Generated by Striving Readers on the Effectiveness of Interventions for Struggling Adolescent Readers

Title:	Summary of Research Generated by Striving Readers on the Effectiveness of Interventions for Struggling Adolescent Readers
Description:	The Striving Readers program aimed to raise the literacy levels of middle and high school students reading below grade level and to build a strong research base on effective adolescent literacy interventions. This report summarizes the results of a systematic review of evaluations of the ten different interventions funded by the Striving Readers grant program in 2006 and 2009. Twelve of the 17 evaluations met What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards without reservations, three evaluations met WWC evidence standards with reservations, and two evaluations did not meet WWC evidence standards. Based on findings from the evaluations found to meet WWC evidence standards with or without reservations, four of the ten interventions funded by Striving Readers had positive, potentially positive, or mixed effects on reading achievement. Three of these four interventions had not previously been reviewed by the WWC.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (466KB)
Cover Date:	October 2015
Web Release:	October 27, 2015
Print Release:	October 27, 2015
Publication #:	NCEE 20164001 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCEE
Authors:	Beth Boulay, Barbara Goodson, Michael Frye, Michelle Blocklin, and Cristofer Price Abt Associates Inc.
Type of Product:	Evaluation Report
Keywords:	Reading • struggling readers
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Evaluation Report, please contact: Tracy Rimdzius.