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Full Report  (816 KB) || Educator's Summary (354 KB)
Listed below are currently available programs, listed alphabetically
| Strong Evidence
of Effectiveness |
| Rating |
Program |
Type |
Description |
Contact / Website |
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Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) |
IP |
A technique in which children work in pairs, taking turns as teacher and learner, to learn a structured sequence of literacy skills, such as phonemic awareness, phonics, sound blending, passage reading, and story retelling. |
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: kc.vanderbilt.edu/pals
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Reading Reels |
IP |
A form of multimedia used within the Success for All program (see above), in which video content is embedded within teachers’ lessons. Brief animation, puppet skits, and live-action segments, about five minutes daily in total, model beginning reading strategies for children and teachers. |
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.successforall.org
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Success for All |
Curr + IP |
Provides schools with a K-5 reading curriculum that focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, and vocabulary development, beginning with phonetically-controlled mini-books in grades K-1. Cooperative learning is extensively used at all grade levels. Tutoring is provided to struggling readers, and parent involvement is encouraged. |
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.successforall.org
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| Moderate Evidence
of Effectiveness |
 None |
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Curr=Reading Curriculum; CAI=Computer Assisted Instruction; IP=Instructional Process Program;
Curr+IP=Combined Curriculum and Instructional Process Programs.
Evidence Rating:
See Review Methods for an explanation of Ratings.
Strong Evidence of Effectiveness
Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness
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