Arbeitspapier
A multi-sensory tutoring program for students at-risk of reading difficulties: Evidence from a randomized field experiment
Although reading is a fundamental skill, many students leave school without being proficient readers. We examine a literacy program targeting students most at-risk of reading difficulties in kindergarten and first grade. The program includes multi-sensory learning methods, which focus on phonological awareness and phonics and are delivered in a one-to-one or one-to-two tutoring setting. Using a randomized field experiment with 161 students in 12 Swedish schools, we find large positive effects on our two primary outcomes measures: a standardized test of decoding and a standardized test of letter knowledge. We also find positive effects on measures of phonological awareness and self-efficacy and small and statistically insignificant effects on measures of enjoyment and motivation. The program compares favorably to similar programs in terms of cost-effectiveness.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 2019:7
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health, Education, and Welfare: General
Education and Research Institutions: General
Education and Inequality
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Cultural Economics: Public Policy
- Thema
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phonological awareness
phonics
tutoring
multi-sensory
kindergarten
first grade
Sweden
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bøg, Martin
Dietrichson, Jens
Aldenius, Anna
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU)
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Uppsala
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2019
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Bøg, Martin
- Dietrichson, Jens
- Aldenius, Anna
- Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU)
Entstanden
- 2019