WWC review of this study

Beginning reading intervention as inoculation or insulin: First-grade reading performance of strong responders to kindergarten intervention.

Coyne, M. D., Kame’enui, E. J., Simmons, D. C., & Harn, B. A. (2004b). Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(2), 90–104. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ694457

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
     examining 
    59
     Students
    , grade
    1

Reviewed: February 2023

No statistically significant positive
findings
Meets WWC standards without reservations
Word reading  outcomes—Indeterminate effect found for the domain
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Comparison Period Sample Intervention
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Woodcock Reading Mastery Test - Revised: Word Attack

Kindergarten beginning reading intervention—Coyne et al. (2004) vs. Business as usual

4 Months

Full sample;
59 students

15.96

14.97

No

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Woodcock Reading Mastery Test - Revised: Word Identification

Kindergarten beginning reading intervention—Coyne et al. (2004) vs. Business as usual

4 Months

Full sample;
59 students

32.89

31.70

No

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DIBELS Nonsense Word Fluency

Kindergarten beginning reading intervention—Coyne et al. (2004) vs. Business as usual

4 Months

Full sample;
59 students

58.96

58.30

No

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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

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    Oregon

Setting

The study took place in western Oregon.

Intervention Group

Teachers and educational assistants implemented a supplemental interven­tion for groups of 3 to 5 students. The first half of each session used instruc­tion from the Write Well program that reviewed letter–sound associations, orally segmenting words into phonemes, and spelling. The second half of each session focused on word reading, as well as group and partner reading of storybooks. The intervention involved 30-minute sessions daily for 10 weeks.

Comparison Group

Teachers taught their regular lessons.

 

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