For report NCEE 2011–4007 Experimental Study of the Project CRISS Reading Program on Grade 9 Reading Achievement in Rural High Schools http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?ProjectID=53

This file contains data from a study that examines the effectiveness of a teacher professional development program called Project CRISS (Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies). Through Project CRISS, high school teachers learn how to apply research-based learning principles and reading/writing strategies in all major subject or content areas using materials, training, and follow-up support provided by the developer. The ultimate goal of Project CRISS is to help students learn new ways to read and comprehend, practice reading and writing strategies in different classes, and eventually internalize and use successful reading and writing strategies independently, leading to improved reading comprehension. The final analysis sample consisted of 49 schools and 4,959 students: 23 schools and 2,460 students in the treatment condition and 26 schools and 2,499 students in the control condition.