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Reading Recovery
Ashdown, J., & Simic, O. (2000). Is early literacy
intervention effective for English Language
Learners? Evidence from Reading Recovery.
Literacy Teaching and Learning: An
International Journal of Early Reading and
Writing, 5, 27–42.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Askew, B., & Frasier, D. (1997). Sustained
effects of Reading Recovery intervention on the
cognitive behaviors of second grade children
and the perceptions of their teachers. In. S.L.
Swartz & A.F. Klein (Eds.), Research in
Reading Recovery (pp. 18-38). Portsmouth, NH:
Heinemann.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Baenen, N., Bernholc, A., Dulaney, C. & Banks,
K. (1997). Reading Recovery: Long-Term
Progress after Three Cohorts. Journal of
Education for Students Placed at risk, 2(2), 161-
181.
Inadequate outcome
measure
Reading Recovery
Batten, P. (2004, Winter). Investing equity
funding in early literacy. ERS Spectrum, 22(1),
40–45.
No control group
Reading Recovery
Begoray, D. (2001). The Literacy Groups
Project: Investigating the Use of Reading
Recovery Techniques with Small Groups of
Grade 2 Students. Alberta Journal of
Educational Research, 47(2), 141-155.
Insufficient sample
size
Reading Recovery
Briggs, C. & Young, B.K. (2003). Does Reading
Recovery work in Kansas? A retrospective
longitudinal study of sustained effects. Journal
of reading Recovery, 3(1), 59-64.
No control group;
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Brown, K.L. (1999). The impact of Reading
Recovery intervention on the reading
achievement of selected second grade
students. Dissertation Abstracts International,
62 (08), 2636A. (UMI No. 3023650).
No control group;
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Brown, T. (2007). The lasting effects of the
Reading Recovery Program on the reading
achievement on at risk youth. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, Capella University.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Brown, W., Denton, E., Kelly, P.R., & Neal J.C.
(1999). Reading Recovery effectiveness: A five-
year success story in San Luis Costal Unified
School District. ERS Spectrum 17, 3-12.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Bufalino, J. (1993). The sustained effects of
Reading Recovery intervention on the reading
comprehension of second graders. Dissertation
Abstracts international, 54 (11), 145A. (UMI No.
9407866).
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
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Reading Recovery
Bufalino, J. Wang, C., & Gomez-Bellenge, F.
(2007). What's Possible for First Grade At-Risk
Literacy Learners Receiving Early Intervention
Services. Paper presented at the 2007 meeting
of the American Educational Research
Association, Chicago, IL.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Busbee, N.W. (2001).
No control group
Reading Recovery
Caraway, M.A.H. (2006). A cross-sectional
study of performance on high-stakes state
assessment by at-risk students who were
served in an early intervention program.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas
Woman's University.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Center for Early Literacy
No control group
Reading Recovery
Chapman, J., Tunmer, W., & Prochnow, J.
(2001). Does success in the Reading Recovery
program depend on developing proficiency in
phonological processing skills? A longitudinal
study in a whole language instructional context.
Scientific Studies of Reading, 5(2), 141-176.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Christman, M. (2003). An examination of the
effects and costs of the Reading Recovery
Program in an urban school district.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of
Rochester.
No control group;
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Collins, E. (2000). The immediate and sustained
effects of the Reading Recovery program on
grade one and grade four at-risk students: A
longitudinal study. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation, Univeristy of Illinois at Urana-
Champaign.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Collins, V. (1994). Automaticity in information
processing. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
Georgia State University.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Concha, J. S. (2005). Reading Recovery
children and early literacy development:
Investigation into phonological awareness,
orthographic knowledge, oral reading
processing, and reading comprehension
processing. University of Maryland, College
Park: Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Curtin, J. (1993). The effectiveness of Reading
Recovery Program on reading achievement.
Chicago: Chicago Public Schools. (ERIC No.
ED363863).
No control group;
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
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Reading Recovery
DeFord, D. (1997). Early writing: Teachers and
children in Reading Recovery. In S. Swartz & A.
Klein (Eds.), Research in Reading Recovery
(pp. 148-172). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Denton, C. (1997). An Evaluation of an
Implementation of the Reading Recovery
Program. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research
Association, Austin, TX. Jan. 23-25, 1997.
No adequate control
group; Inadequate
outcome measure
Reading Recovery
Department of Defense Education Activity
(1998).
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Department of Evaluation Services. (1995).
Compensatory Education (CE) product
evaluation: Elementary and secondary
programs 1994-95. Saginaw, MI: Saginaw
Public Schools. (ERIC No. ED391853).
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Dorn, L., & Allen, A. (1995). Helping low-
achieving first-grade readers: A program
combining Reading Recovery tutoring and
small-group instruction. Journal of Reading
Recovery, 13(3), 16–24.
No control group;
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Douëtil, J. (2004). The long term effects of
Reading Recovery on national curriculum tests
at end of key stages 1 and 2. London:
Institute of Education.
No control group
Reading Recovery
Evans, T.L.P. (1996). I can read deze books!: A
qualitative comparison of the Reading Recovery
program and a small group reading intervention.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Auburn
University.
No control group;
Inadequate outcome
measure
Reading Recovery
Fitzgerald, J. & Ramsbotham, A. (2004). First
graders' cognitive and strategic development in
Reading Recovery reading and writing. Reading
Research and Instruction (44)1, 1-31.
Inadequate outcome
measure
Reading Recovery
Gilmer, Vicki Bryan (2003) Sustained success of
former Reading RecoveryRTM students. Ph.D.
dissertation, Auburn University, United States --
Alabama. Retrieved September 5, 2007, from
ProQuest Digital Dissertations database.
(Publication No. AAT 3081577).
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Gómez-Bellengé, F. & Rodgers, E. (2003).
Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura
national report 2001-2002 . Columbus: The
Ohio State University, National Data Evaluation
Center.
No adequate control
group; Pretest scores
> 1/2 SD apart
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Reading Recovery
Gómez-Bellengé, F. & Rodgers, E. (2004).
Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura
national report 2002-2003 . Columbus: The
Ohio State University, National Data Evaluation
Center.
No adequate control
group; Pretest scores
> 1/2 SD apart
Reading Recovery
Hovest, C.M. (2000). An examination of the
achievement of phonological skills for three
groups participating in an early intervention
program. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The
Ohio State University,
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Iversen, S. , Tunmer, W. , & Chapman, J.
(2005). The Effects of Varying Group Size on
the Reading Recovery Approach to Preventive
Early Intervention. Journal of Learning
Disabilities, 38(5), 456-472.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Jamison, G.R. (2008). A longitudinal study of
the sustained gains of former discontinued
Reading Recovery students. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, University of Arkansas at
Little Rock, Arkansas.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
LaFave, C.E. (1995). Impact of Reading
Recovery on phonemic awareness.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The
University of Toledo.
Pretest scores > 1/2
SD apart; Inadequate
outcome measure
Reading Recovery
Murphy, J.A. (2003). An application of growth
curve analysis: The evaluation of a reading
intervention program. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation, Northern Illinois University.
No control group;
Demographic
differences > 1/2 SD
apart
reading recovery
O'Connor, E., & Simic, O. (2002). The effect of
Reading Recovery on special education
referrals and placements. Psychology in the
Schools, 39(6), 635-646.
No control group;
Demographic
differences > 1/2 SD
apart
Reading Recovery
Pinnell, G. S. (1989). Reading Recovery:
Helping at-risk children learn to read. The
Elementary School Journal, 90(2), 161–183.
Pretest scores > 1/2
SD apart; Pretest
equivalency not
established/
documented;
Inadequate outcome
measure
reading recovery
Pinnell, G. S. (1988). Success of children at risk
in a program that combines writing and reading.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Educational Research and
Improvement. (ERIC Document Reproduction
Service No. ED 292 061)
No control group;
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
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Reading Recovery
Pollock, J. (1993). Final evaluation report:
Reading Recovery program 1991-92.
Columbus, OH: Columbus Public Schools, Ohio
Department of Program Evaluation. (ERIC No.
ED358440).
No control group
Reading Recovery
Pollock, J. (1996). Reading Recovery Program.
Final Evaluation Report 1995-96. Columbus,
OH: Columbus Public Schools, Ohio
Department of Program Evaluation. ,
No control group
Reading Recovery
Pollock, J. (with Morgan, K., Williams, E., &
Amorose, R) (1991). Reading Recovery
program 1990-91. Final evaluation report.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act--
Chapter 1, Columbus, OH: Columbus Public
Schools, Ohio Department of Education (ERIC
No. ED343108).
No control group
Reading Recovery
Pollock, J., Williams, E., Morgan, K., &
Amorose, R. (1990). Language development
component compensatory language
experiences and reading. CLEAR-Reading
Recovery program, 1989-90. Final Evaluation
Report. Columbus, OH: Columbus Public
Schools (ERIC No. ED327821).
Outside of age/grade
parameters
Reading Recovery
Pollock, J.S., Williams, E.J., Morgan, K.L.,
Amorose, R.A. (1993). Final evaluation report,
Reading Recovery program, 1991-1992.
Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools, Department of
Program Evaluation.
Pretest scores > 1/2
SD apart
Reading Recovery
Quay, L.C., Steele, D., Johnson, C., & Hortman,
W. (2001). Children's achievement and personal
and social development in a first-year Reading
Recovery program with teachers in training.
Literacy Teaching and Learning, 5, 7-25.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery Program 1996-97 Evaluation
Report. Dept. of Defense Education Activity,
Arlington, VA.
Pretest scores > 1/2
SD apart; No adequate
control group
Reading Recovery
Rodgers, E., Gomez-Bellenge, F., & Fullerton,
S. (2003). Reading Recovery in Ohio: 2001-
2002 state report. (National Data Evaluation
Center Tech. Rep. No. 2003-03). Columbus,
OH: Ohio State University, College of
Education, School of teaching and learning.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented; No
adequate control
group
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Reading Recovery
Rodgers, E., Gomez-Bellenge, F., Wang, C.,
Schulz, M. (April 2005). Predicting the literary
achievement of struggling readers: Does
intervening early make a difference? Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association,
Montreal, Quebec.
Pretest scores > 1/2
SD apart
Reading Recovery
Schmitt, M. (2001). The development of
children's strategic processing in Reading
Recovery. Reading Psychology, 22, 129-151.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented;
Demographic
differences > 1/2 SD
apart
Reading Recovery
Schmitt, M. (2003). Metacognitive strategy
knowledge: Comparison of former Reading
Recovery children and their current classmates.
Literacy Teaching and Learning, 7(1-2), 57-76.
No adequate control
group; Pretest
equivalency not
established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Schmitt, M., & Gregory, A. (2001, June). The
impact of early intervention: Where are the
children now? Paper presented at the meeting
of the National Reading Conference, San
Antonio, TX.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Schmitt, M.C., Gregory, A.E. (2005). The impact
of early literacy intervention: Where are the
children now? Literacy Teaching and Learning
10(1), 1-20.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Schotanus, H. (1991). Reading Recovery pilot
project (Laws 1989: 301): Report of results and
effectiveness. Concord, NH: New Hampshire
State Department of Education. (ERIC No.
ED363859).
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Schotanus, H., Chase, C. Fontaine, A., & Tilton,
S. (1993). Report of results and effectiveness,
Reading Recovery Program, implementation
year three. New Hampshire Department of
Education. (ERIC No. ED405573).
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Shanahan, T., & Barr, R. (1995). Reading
Recovery: An Independent Evaluation of the
Effects of an Early Instructional Intervention for
At-Risk Learners. Reading Research Quarterly,
30(4), 958–996.
Outside of age/grade
parameters
Reading Recovery
Shoulders, M.D. (2004). The long-term
effectiveness of the Reading Recovery program.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Tennessee
State University.
Pretest scores > 1/2
SD apart
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Reading Recovery
Smith, N. (1994). Reading Recovery data and
observations from one Illinois site (part one).
Illinois Reading Journal 22(2), 7-27.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Smith, P.E. (1994). Reading Recovery and
children with English as a second language.
New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies,
29(2), 141-155.
No control group;
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented
Reading Recovery
Spector, J.E. & Moore, P. (2003). Does
phonological processing distinguish between
students who are more or less responsive to
Reading Recovery? Literacy Teaching and
Learning (8)2, 1-25.
Pretest equivalency
not established/
documented;
Inadequate outcome
measure
Reading Recovery
Wang, Y., & Johnstone, W. (1997, March).
Evaluation of Reading Recovery Program.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, Chicago.
No adequate control
group
Reading Recovery
Yukish, J., & Fraas, J. (1997). Success of old
order Amish children in a strategy-oriented
program for children at-risk of failure in reading.
In S. Swartz & A. Klein (Eds.), Research in
Reading Recovery (pp. 39-51). Portsmouth, NH:
Heineman.
No control group
Reading Recovery
Zielinski, Linda Alice (1997) The long term
effectiveness of Reading Recovery in a small,
rural school district. Ed.D. dissertation, Saint
Louis University, United States -- Missouri.
Retrieved September 5, 2007, from ProQuest
Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No.
AAT 9822883).
No adequate control
group; Pretest scores
> 1/2 SD apart
Reading Recovery
Daniel, A.F. (2007). Reading Recovery: An
evaluation of one school district's academic
outcomes. M.S. dissertation, University of
Arkansas, United States -- Arkansas. Retrieved
August 17, 2007, from ProQuest Digital
Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT
1442357).
Outside of age/grade
parameters
Reading Recovery
Grehan, A., Ross, S., Harrison, L. & Nunnery, J.
(2006). Evaluation of Reading Recovery In the
Little Rock School District Technical Report.
Center for Research in Educational Policy, the
University of Memphis.
No control group
Reading Recovery
Bursiek, M.A. (1993). Literacy interventions for
low-achieving first graders. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, Univeristy of Colorado and
Boulder.
No adequate control
group
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Potter, W. (2007). An analysis of the
achievement gap of discontinued reading
recovery students: A longitudinal study of
reading recovery students. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, The University of
Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska.
No control group
Reading Recovery, DI
(Horizons Fast Track)
Kahl, K.M. (2005). Comparing outcomes of two
early reading interventions: Reading Recovery
and direct instruction. Unpublished doctoral
dissertation, Widener University.
Insufficient sample
size
reading street
Wilkerson, S.B., Shannon, L.C., & Herman, T.L.
(2006). An efficacy study on Scott Foresman's
Reading Street Program: Year one report.
Magnolia Consulting.
Outside of age/grade
parameters; Pretest
equivalency not
established/
documented
reading street
Wilkerson, S.B., Shannon, L.C., & Herman, T.L.
(2007). An efficacy study on Scott Foresman's
Reading Street Program: Year two report.
Magnolia Consulting.
insufficient information
Reading Success
Benson, K.A., Marchand-Martella, N.E.,
Martella, R.C., & Kolts, R.L. (2007). Assessing
the Effects of the Reading Success Level B
Program with Fifth-grade Students at a Title I
Elementary School. Journal of Direct Instruction,
Vol. 7, No. 1 – Winter 2007, pg 29-44
No control group
Reading to Read
Prestridge, C.C. (1996). Reading to Read and
curriculum-based passages: Effects on student
performance. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,
University of Southern Mississippi.
Outside of age/grade
parameters;
Inadequate outcome
measure
Reading Together
Jennings, C. (2004) The Reading Together(TM)
cross-age tutoring program and its effects on
the English language proficiency and reading
achievement of English language learners.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of
North Texas.
No control group;
Outside of age/grade
parameters
Reciprocal teaching
Diehl, Holly L. (2005) The effects of the
reciprocal teaching framework on strategy
acquisition of fourth-grade struggling readers.
Ed.D. dissertation, West Virginia University
Insufficient sample
size
Reciprocal Teaching
Johnson-Glenberg, Mina C., "Training Reading
Comprehension in Adequate Decoders/Poor
Comprehenders: Verbal Versus Visual
Strategies," Journal of Educational
Psychology, Vol. 92, No. 4, 2000, p.772-782.
Pretest scores > 1/2
SD apart; No adequate
control group;
Insufficient sample
size
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