Impact of a state sponsored intervention program on reading comprehension scores

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the impact of the state sponsored Ramp-Up Literacy intervention program on reading comprehension test scores as measured by Mississippi's Subject Area Test Program (SATP) and the Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition (MCT 2). There were 252 participants representing three school districts over three testing years. Each school district selected program participants based on reading test scores, teacher recommendations, and grades. A paired samples-t test was the statistical analysis used to determine significance through pretest and posttest outcomes for each program year. The effect size d was also used to determine whether the change in test scores was small, moderate, or significant. All schools did experience a change in effect size each year of intervention. However, they did not all experience significance based on t-test results each year.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D. in Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Teacher Education

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Brown, Rolonda

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham
• Kathryn McKee
• Thea H. Williams-Black

• Comprehension Intervention
• Older Struggling Readers
• Reading Intervention
• Reading Remediation
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1377

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-2376