Date of Award
Summer 7-2009
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Dr. Terry Reid
Second Advisor
Dr. Sherry DeVore
Third Advisor
Dr. Dale Slagle
Abstract
The passage of the NCLB Act in 2002 and the Individuals with Disability Education and Improvement Act of 2004, mandated more accountability for student achievement. Students with disabilities were expected to progress through the curriculum and show gains in academic achievement at the same rate as other students. Therefore, schools were forced to look at their special education programs and make changes in instructional methods. One of the programs funded under NCLB was Reading First which was to ensure that all students would be able to read by the end of third grade. Reading First focused on helping those students who were struggling and provided intervention periods for students who were not performing at expected levels. This study focused on whether Reading First affected the achievement of students with disabilities on the communication arts portion of the Missouri Assessment Program test. The study analyzed data from twelve separate schools, six Reading First districts and six non-Reading First districts. The students with disabilities did not achieve at higher levels than those not participating in the Reading First instruction and the number of years involved in the program did not make a significant difference in their levels on the MAP test either.
Recommended Citation
Lakin, Brenda K., "Reading First Program Effects on Students with Disabilities" (2009). Dissertations. 588.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/dissertations/588
Rights
Copyright 2009