Striving Readers projects, under the authorship of independent evaluators, submitted Implementation and Impact Studies on school years 2006-07 and 2007-08. The following tables summarize information and key findings from the eight individual reports.

Targeted Interventions for Struggling Readers:

• Table of Contents:
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• Table 1: Overall Elements of the Intervention Models
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• Table 2: Context for Implementation of the Models
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• Table 3: Elements of the Professional Development Models as Planned
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• Table 4: Fidelity of Implementation: Teacher and School Participation in Professional Development
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• Table 5: Fidelity of Implementation: Use of Classroom Instruction Models
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• Table 6: Evaluation Designs for the Analysis of the Impacts for Struggling Readers
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• Table 7: Impacts of Interventions on All Struggling Readers
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• Exhibit 1: Impact on Reading Test Scores in Standard Deviation Units for Middle School Students
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• Exhibit 2: Targeted Interventions: Impact on Reading Test Scores in Standard Deviation Units for High School Students
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• Table 8: Impacts of Interventions for Subgroups of Struggling Readers
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Whole School Interventions for All Readers

• Table 9: Elements of the Intervention Models
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• Table 10: Context for Implementation of the Models
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• Table 11: Elements of Professional Development Models as Planned
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• Table 12: Fidelity of Implementation: Teacher and School Participation in Professional Development
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• Table 13: Evaluation Designs for the Analysis of the Impacts for All Readers
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• Summary Tables of Striving Readers Projects: Years 1 and 2
  PDF (41K)

Striving Readers projects, under the authorship of independent evaluators, submitted year-one (SY2006-07) implementation studies to ED September 2008.

The implementation studies

• Describe the school context
  
• Provide logic models for literacy interventions
  
• Ask and answer implementation research questions
  
• Summarize the implementation level attained in year one
  
• Characterize the counterfactual
• Discuss selected implications from year one implementation

Striving Readers projects, under the authorship of independent evaluators, submitted impact studies for years 1 and 2 to ED July 2009.

The impact studies

• Include information contained in the year 1 implementation study
  
• Summarize the fidelity of implementation level attained in years 1 and 2
  
• Ask and answer research questions about the impact of the targeted interventions for struggling readers on students exposed to one year of the intervention
  
• Ask and answer research questions about the impact of the targeted interventions for struggling readers on various subgroups of students
  
• Provide the evaluation designs for the analysis of the impacts for all readers (whole school intervention)
  

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• Chicago Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• Impact of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Years 1 and 2 (2006-07) (2007-08)
  
  • Year 2 CPS-SR Impact Report REVISED 4-23-09
    MS WORD (1.16MB)
    
  • Year 2 CPS-SR Impact Report Appendices REVISED 4-23-09
    MS WORD (1.16MB)
    
  • Year 2 CPS-SR Report Addendum 4-17-09
    MS WORD (1.16MB)
    
• Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
  MS WORD (1M)
• Logic Map
  MS WORD (58K)

DANVILLE SCHOOLS, KENTUCKY CONTENT LITERACY CONSORTIUM

• Danville Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• Impact of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Years 1 and 2 (2006-07) (2007-08)
  
  • Danville Implementation Impact
    PDF (41K)
    
  • Appendix A
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  • Appendix B
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  • Appendix C
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  • Appendix D
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  • Exhibit 1 Targeted Implementation Framework
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 2 Targeted Curriculum Elements
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 3 Targeted Student Eligibility
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 4 Targeted Student Sample Characteristics
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 4 Student Exposure to Targeted Intervention
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 5 Targeted PD Model
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 6 Targeted PD Fidelity
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 7WS Implementation Framework
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 8 WS PD Model
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Exhibit 9 WS PD Fidelity
    MS WORD (41K)
    
  • Follow up Exhibit Information
    MS WORD (41K)
    
• Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
  MS WORD (276K)
• Logic Model for the Collaborative Model for Content Literacy
  MS WORD (33K)
• Logic Model for the KCLC Targeted Intervention
  MS WORD (42K)

MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS

• Memphis Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• MSRP-Y2 Evaluation Report Revised
  PDF (41K)
  
• MSRP-Y2 Evaluation Report New Appendices
  PDF (41K)
  
• MSPR-Y2 Evaluation Rport New Appendex P
  PDF (41K)
  
• MSRP-Y2 Evaluation Report Revised A-l
  PDF (2M)
  
• MSRP-Y2 Evaluation Report Revised M-1
  PDF (16M)
  
• Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
  MS WORD (650K)
• Memphis Whole School Literacy Model
  MS WORD (650K)

NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NEW JERSEY

• Newark Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• Newark Public Schools Final Year 2
  PDF (41K)
  

Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
MS WORD (234K)

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES

• Ohio Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• Ohio Year 2 Impact Report
  MS WORD (41K)
• Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
  MS WORD (985K)

SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, PORTLAND, OREGON

• Portland Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• Portland Evaluation Report
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
  MS WORD (495K)

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA

• San Diego Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• San Diego Impact Report Insert
  
• San Diego_SR_Y2_Report Final
  PDF (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 1
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 2
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 3
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 4-1
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 4-2
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 5
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 6
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 7
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 8
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Exhibit 9
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• San Diego Follow Up Exhibit 2
  MS WORD (41K)
  
• Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
  MS WORD (354K)
• BEAR Assessment System
  MS WORD (50K)

SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MASSACHUSETTS

• Springfield/Chicopee Striving Readers Project Profile
  PDF (41K)
• Springfield Impact Report Insert
  
• SR Report 7-17-09 Final
  PDF (41K)
  
• Springfield Appendices 7-09 Final
  PDF (41K)
  
• Implementation of the Targeted and the Whole School Intervention; Summary of Year 1 (2006-07)
  MS WORD (2M)

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requires each program to

• Set targets for it performance
  
• Measure progress toward those targets
  
• Report on whether or not the targets have been met
  
• Describe future strategies for continued striving towards those targets

Striving Readers targets, measures, and results are reported in

• 2008 Performance Plan
  MS WORD (41K)


• 2009 Performance Plan
  MS WORD (41K)