Reading / Elementary Grades

This report systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading success of children in the elementary grades:

• Reading Curricula
• Instructional Technology
• Instructional Process Programs
• Combinations of Curricula and Instructional Process
  

The report combines the research from two separate Best Evidence Encyclopedia reviews: Effective Beginning Reading Programs: A Best-Evidence Synthesis and Beyond the Basics: Effective Reading Programs for the Upper Elementary Grades. For further information and specific program ratings, visit the Beginning Reading and Upper Elementary Reading sections of the Best Evidence Encyclopedia.

Full Report
Slavin, R.E., Lake, C., Chambers, B., Cheung, A., & Davis, S. (2010, January). Effective reading programs for the elementary grades: A best-evidence synthesis. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education.

Additional source:
Slavin, R.E., Lake, C., Chambers, B., Cheung, A., & Davis, S. (2009).  Effective reading programs for the elementary grades: A best-evidence synthesis.  Review of Educational Research, 79 (4), 1391-1466.