Program Description

"Accelerate achievement and develop confident learners with the most powerful intervention program for striving readers. Utilizing the proven Read Naturally Strategy on a web-based platform, Read Naturally Live combines an intrinsically motivating system with the best evidence-based practices to deliver results fast. Trusted by educators and loved by students across the country." Note, Read Naturally-Live is a component of Read Live. Read Naturally-live is an online replacement of the Original Read Naturally program.

Cost

Cost dependent on number of seats/student. Cost per student range from $19.00-$29.00 depending on total seats ordered.

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention
• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School

Intended Group Size

• Individual
• Small group
• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Partial

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Full

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Yes

Research Summary

The review of the Read Naturally program by WWC (2103) found the program to have potentially positive effects on general reading achievement, mixed effects on reading fluency, and no discernable effects on alphabetics and comprehension for beginning readers. (WWC) The NeMTSS Literature review indicated minimal to no discernable effect of the Read Naturally program on reading outcome measures for students receiving the intervention. 

Study Citations

Christ, T. J., & Davie, J. (2009). Empirical evaluation of Read Naturally effects: A randomized control trial (RCT) (Unpublished journal article). University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Erickson, J., Derby, K. M., McLaughlin, T. F., & Fuehrer, K. (2015). An Evaluation of Read Naturally® on Increasing Reading Fluency for Three Primary Students with Learning Disabilities. Educational Research Quarterly, 39(1), 3-20.

McLaughlin, T. F. & Webe, K. P. & Bolich, B. (2016). Increasing reading fluency using Read Naturally® with two third grade students with specific learning disabilities: A replication of Erickson et al., 2015. Educational Research Quarterly. 40(37).

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report

• Mixed effects

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• http://literacycentre.weebly.com/reflections/first-post