Research: Lionel Middle School

Summary of Findings

Linguistically diverse middle school students gained an average of 2.5 levels on the Word Recognition Assessment after six weeks of Reading Horizons instruction during a summer school program.

Background

A school district in the southern United States implemented a pilot program to track the effectiveness of Reading Horizons direct instruction and computer courseware. Fifteen middle school students participated in a six-week ELL program over the summer, during which they received Reading Horizons instruction. All participants were linguistically diverse and learning English.

Resources

Reading Horizons direct instruction, Reading Horizons interactive software, and a teacher trained in the Reading Horizons method.

Implementation

The Reading Horizons program was administered for one hour a day, four days a week, for six weeks.

***The findings on this page are based on the Reading Horizons reading intervention program which is included in our full reading curriculum.***