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Using Fast ForWord to Help Struggling Sixth Grade Students Read Proficiently

Abstract
Two questions we wanted answered by completing our study were: "How can we use technology to help sixth grade students read proficiently?" and "How can we use technology to help sixth graders, who have previously failed, pass the Ohio Achievement Test (OAT)?" To answer these questions, we invested in the use of Fast ForWord software designed to help retrain the brain to learn to read. Six students who had previously failed the OAT were enrolled in the Fast ForWord program. Using the Gates-MacGinitie pre- and post-test, we saw an average increase of five points in raw vocabulary scores and three points in raw comprehension scores. We saw an increase in students' reading attitude when assessed using a consensogram.

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Authors
Jenne Ball and Jeanette Greenslade
School/District
Green Springs Elementary School, Clyde-Green Springs
Grade(s)
6
Study Descriptors
Fast ForWord as Differentiated Instruction for Struggling Readers

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