What the Study Found: Your research tested a simple but powerful reading strategy called "partner reading with paragraph shrinking" with eighth-grade students in their regular science and social studies classes. The intervention, which lasted just three weeks, led to significantly improved oral reading fluency and higher comprehension scores in both science and social studies content. One of the most encouraging findings is that the positive effects occurred regardless of whe

Quick Research Summary: Our study compared the reading growth of over 1,500 students who received targeted interventions, students who received typical school interventions, and students who were already proficient readers. This study found that students who received targeted interventions had significantly higher reading growth compared to students who received typical school interventions, and performed similarly to students who were already reading proficiently. This is hu