An Analysis of the Implementation and Effectiveness of SuccessMaker Reading on Closing the Achievement Gap through a Separate Class Middle School Reading Intervention

Autor/in	Branch-Housing, Tanya
Titel	An Analysis of the Implementation and Effectiveness of SuccessMaker Reading on Closing the Achievement Gap through a Separate Class Middle School Reading Intervention
Quelle	(2018), (152 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Loyola University Chicago
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4380-6163-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Reading Programs; Reading Instruction; Intervention; Middle School Students; Program Implementation; Program Effectiveness; Achievement Gap; At Risk Students; Grade 7; Grade 8; Web Based Instruction; Language Arts; Reading Achievement; Pretests Posttests; Suburban Schools; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Leseunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Web Based Training; Sprachkultur; Leseleistung; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine if SuccessMaker Reading had an effect on at-risk students when used with a Language Arts course. SuccessMaker Reading is a web-based system that provides reading skills practice that align with state standards. The sample of this study consisted of seventh (2019) and eighth (2018) grade classes from a Midwestern suburban middle school district during the fall of the 2017-2018 school year. At-risk Language Arts students who have not achieved proficiency in reading were enrolled in SuccessMaker Reading. This study analyzed if SuccessMaker Reading had an effect on growth on the NWEA-MAP winter reading assessment, MyPerspectives pre- and post assessments, and a student's Language Arts course grades. A comparison was performed on students who were not enrolled in SuccessMaker Reading. This study was a quasi-experimental study using a pretest-posttest design. The results of this study indicated that SuccessMaker users closed the achievement gap on the NWEA-MAP reading assessment by 31.0%. SuccessMaker users had higher mean composite/percent reading growth, slightly higher means on the MyPerspectives post assessment and higher mean quarter and semester grades than nonSuccessMaker users. There was statistical significance with NWEA-MAP winter reading growth, grade, gender, race, and time spent or incremental growth on SuccessMaker Reading. According to the 2016 Illinois School Report Card, only 38% of reading students met or exceeded the goal of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam. This past 2017 school year only 36% of students met or exceeded the reading goal for PARCC (Illinois School Report Card, 2017). If students are to prepare for college and career the percentage of students meeting or exceeding the goal established by PARCC must improve. Educators need proven interventions to assist students in learning the skills necessary to meet the outlined criteria of proficiency. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01