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Effectiveness of an extracurricular program for struggling readers: A comparative study with parent tutors and volunteer tutors

Villiger, Caroline ; Hauri, Silke ; Tettenborn, Annette ; Hartmann, Erich ; Näpflin, Catherine ; Hugener, Isabelle ; Niggli, Alois

In: Learning and Instruction, 2019, vol. 60, p. 54-65

This study reviews the effectiveness of an extracurricular paired reading program to enhance the reading of struggling readers. For the first time, two program conditions are compared within one study: parent tutors and volunteer tutors. The program was implemented within a randomized controlled field trial; its effects on reading fluency and reading ability were investigated on a sample of...