Effectiveness of literacy programs balancing reading and writing instruction: a meta-analysis
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Graham, Steve, Liu, Xinghua, Aitken, Angelique, Ng, Chi-hung (Clarence), Bartlett, Brendan John, Harris, Karen and Holzapfel, Jennifer. (2017). Effectiveness of literacy programs balancing reading and writing instruction: a meta-analysis. Reading Research Quarterly. 53(3), pp. 279 - 304. https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.194
Authors | Graham, Steve, Liu, Xinghua, Aitken, Angelique, Ng, Chi-hung (Clarence), Bartlett, Brendan John, Harris, Karen and Holzapfel, Jennifer |
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Abstract | Reading and writing are critical to students’ success in and outside of school. Because they draw on common sources of knowledge and cognitive processes, involve meaning making, and can be used conjointly to accomplish important learning goals, it is often recommended that reading and writing should be taught together. This meta‐analysis tested this proposition by examining experimental intervention studies with preschool through high school students to determine whether literacy programs balancing reading and writing instruction strengthen students’ reading and writing performance. To be included in this review, no more than 60% of instruction could be devoted to either reading or writing. As predicted, these programs improved students’ reading, resulting in statistically significant effects when reading measures were averaged in each study (effect size [ES] = .39) or assessed through measures of reading comprehension (ES = .39), decoding (ES = .53), or reading vocabulary (ES = .35). The programs also statistically enhanced writing when measures were averaged in each study (ES = .37) or assessed via writing quality (ES = .47), writing mechanics (ES = .18), or writing output (ES = .69). These findings demonstrated that literacy programs balancing reading and writing instruction can strengthen reading and writing and that the two skills can be learned together profitably. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Reading Research Quarterly |
Journal citation | 53 (3), pp. 279 - 304 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISSN | 0034-0553 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.194 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85021354057 |
Page range | 279 - 304 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States |
Editors | L. Gambrell and S. B. Neuman |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qq18/effectiveness-of-literacy-programs-balancing-reading-and-writing-instruction-a-meta-analysis
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