The Impact of Reading Intervention on Retained Elementary-Age Students

<p>Due to historically high rates of retained students, one low-performing school needed to fix the endless cycle of student failure. After implementation of a close reading program, participating students made growth on the state reading test. My main goal was to examine which key elements of this program supported retained third grade students resulting in learning gains. My data showed t-test findings with a statistically significant difference in both scale scores and achievement levels on the state reading assessment.</p> <p>My recommended policy change provides elementary students with a district-wide close reading program to teach comprehension strategies. Through policy measures, I considered the need for a change vision and a detailed action plan to support the needs of elementary students’ reading skills.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Lazar, Elizabeth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Carla L. Sparks

• reading intervention
• close reading
• retained elementary students
• reading comprehension
• text coding
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Elementary Education
• Language and Literacy Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/488

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1530