Program Description

"By placing students in the driver’s seat, READ 180 motivates striving readers to take an active part in their success. Through structured, systematic instruction, students gain independence in the classroom as they explore content that excites them—opening the door for a new relationship with reading."

Cost

Initial cost for 60 students: $43,000 ($717 per student). This includes 1 day of PD, a 2-hour webinar, and eLearning courses. An upgrade kit for 60 students, including teacher materials, 2 Teacher lecenses, 30 real books, six boxes of independent reading books, and 60 student licenses add $15,000, for a total cost of $58,000 ($967 per student). The salary of the READ 180 teacher also must be considered.

Intended Population

• Any

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Small group
• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Yes

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Yes

Advanced Placement

• Yes

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

"The WWC report on ""READ 180"" found the program to have positive effects on comprehension and general literacy achievement, potentially positive effects on reading fluency, and no discernible effects on alphabetics for adolescent readers. (WWC) The studies reviewed by NeMTSS indicated mixed findings on the effects of the READ 180 program. "

Study Citations

Gober, C. (2014, September). READ 180: Is it an effective reading intervention for English Language Learners?. [Unpublished doctoral disssertation]. Lindenwood University.

Kim, J. S., Samson, J. F., Fitzgerald, R., & Hartry, A. (2010). A randomized experiment of a mixed-methods literacy intervention for struggling readers in grades 4–6: Effects on word reading efficiency, reading comprehension and vocabulary, and oral reading fluency. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 23(1), 1109–1129. (WWC)

Zhu, J., Loadman, W. E., Lomax, R. G., Moore, R. (2010). Evaluating intervention effects of scholastic READ 180 on low-achieving incarcerated youth. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness 

Haines, M. L., Husk, K. L., Baca, L. Wilcox, B. & Morrison, T. G. (2018). Longitudinal effects of reading intervention on below grade level, preadolescent, Title I students. Reading Psychology, 39, 690-710. http://doi.org/10.1080/02702711.2018.1515135

Sprague, K., Zaller, C., Kite, A., & Hussar, K. (2012). Springfield-Chicopee School District Striving Readers (SR) Program: Final report years 1–5: Evaluation of implementation and impact. Providence, RI: Brown University: The Education Alliance.

Swanlund, A., Dahlke, K., Tucker, N., Kleidon, B., Kregor, J., Davidson-Gibbs, D., & Hallberg, K. (2012). Striving Readers: Impact study and project evaluation report: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (with Milwaukee Public Schools). Naperville, IL: American Institutes for Research.

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report

• Potentially positive effects

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• Strong

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Evidence-based practice