Program Description

As one of the earliest personalized learning programs, SRA Reading Laboratory has improved the reading and independent learning skills of more than 100 million students in 63 countries, becoming one of the most trusted names in literacy learning. With an easy-to-use box of self-guided and leveled selections for a given classroom, SRA Reading Laboratory lets you develop confident readers through supplemental and personalized K–12 reading content that ensures each student is working at the appropriate level and moving ahead at his or her own pace. The program helps students develop comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, word analysis, and study skills, reinforce specific skills in which certain students show a weakness, engage their interests and increase their knowledge base using a wide array of fiction and nonfiction selections, and take ownership of their own work and progress

Cost

https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/program/microsites/MKTSP-UEC12M0/shop-now.html

Intended Population

• Any

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Literature review revealed several studies in which students using the SRA Reading Laboratory program showed minimal to no significant gains in reading skills and achievement when compared to their control counterparts.

Study Citations

Jones, R. L., & Van Why, E. L. (1961). The SRA Reading Laboratory and fourth grade pupils. Journal of Developmental Reading, 5(1), 36-46.

Kellaghan, T. (1969). An Experimental Investigation of the Use of an SRA Reading Laboratory in Irish Schools. The Irish Journal of Education, 3(1), 22-28.

Waldrip, D. (1966). An Experiment with the SRA Reading Laboratory at Grade Two. The Journal of Educational Research, 59(9), 419-423. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/27531760

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://www.weareteachers.com/sra-reading-laboratory-2-0-review-social-learning-for-readers/