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Curriculum Influences on Growth in Early Reading Fluency for Students with Academic and Behavioral Risks

A Descriptive Study

Schiefelbusch Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas, dkamps{at}ku.edu

Howard P. Wills

Charles R. Greenwood

Juniper Gardens Children's Project

Stephanie Thorne

University of Kansas

Junelyn F. Lazo

Department of Human Development and Family Life at the University of Kansas

Jennifer L. Crockett

Nashville, Tennessee

Judy McGonigle Akers

Della Lamb Community Services

Brenda L. Swaggart

Belton School District

This study applied an early screening approach to determine the risk status of children in five urban schools and monitor their patterns of reading growth over 3 years. A majority of students were from culturally diverse and low-SES backgrounds.Two validated instruments were used for determining (a) academic risk (the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills [DIBELS]; Good et al., 1998) and (b) behavioral risk (Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders [SSBD]; Walker & Severson, 1992, or Early Screening Project; Walker, Severson, & Feil, 1995). DIBELS data for 383 students were used to determine the characteristics and effectiveness of reading curriculum reforms for students in kindergarten through second grade. Results indicated that students with a single risk factor (academic or behavioral) progressed more slowly than the general population in the participating schools.The students with behavioral risks, however, made better progress, becoming more fluent readers than the students with academic risks. Students with both academic and behavioral risks made the least progress. The Reading Mastery curriculum (Reading Mastery, 1995) produced better growth in reading fluency than did Success for All (Success for All, 1999) or the literature-based curriculum. It also produced better growth for students with academic, behavioral, or both risk factors.The Success for All curriculum produced less growth compared to the Reading Mastery curriculum but was superior to the literature-based curriculum. Implications are discussed.

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 4, 211-224 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/10634266030110040301


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