Program Description

Reading is FAME (Foundations, Adventures, Mastery, and Explorations) was developed for Girls and Boys Town in the mid-1980s. Based on Chall's (1967) stages of reading development and designed for students in grades 7-12, the curriculum helps students by addressing problems at each stage of reading development (learning to decode, building fluency, improving vocabulary, and refining comprehension skills).

Cost

No cost; requires specialized teacher preparation to become certified as Reading is FAME instructors.

Intended Population

• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Small group

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• No

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• None

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• No

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

No peer-reviewed research studies examining the efficacy of Reading is FAME were found. Articles reviewing the program suggest that the foundational principles are research-based and that it has the potential to help struggling adolescent readers effectively gain fundamental reading skills.

Study Citations

Adler, M. L. (2008). The effect of a rural high school combination supplemental literacy program on emerging readers' achievement, engagement, and behavior outcomes. University of Nebraska at Omaha.https://media.proquest.com/media/hms/ORIG/2/RVO1I?_s=JLhwm%2BMZYcp3db5VkjqXhXx%2BgB8%3D

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/sbi3.1.32
• http://wendysimmons0.tripod.com/pdfs/reviewofreadingisfame.pdf