Teach Effectively!

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) published reports on two leading curricula for reading instruction in the US, Reading Mastery and Open Court Reading today. The reports essentially state that the research base for the two programs does not include studies that meet the WWC standards for evidence that can be used to assess effectiveness.

Reading Mastery is a full-year curriculum designed to provide systematic instruction in English language reading. The program teaches phonemic awareness, sound-letter correspondence, word and passage reading, vocabulary development, comprehension, and building oral reading fluency. Read the WWC’s Reading Mastery intervention report at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/beginning_reading/rdgmastery/.

Open Court Reading© is an elementary basal reading program for grades K-6. The program is designed to follow a logical progression, systematically teaching decoding, comprehension, inquiry and investigation, and writing. The WWC’s Open Court Reading© intervention report is available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/beginning_reading/open_court/.