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Examining the Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Reading Comprehension Intervention in Middle Schools: A Focus on Treatment Fidelity |
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| Authors: | Melissa Fogarty Eric Oslund Deborah Simmons John Davis Leslie Simmons Leah Anderson Nathan Clemens Greg Roberts |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, 4225 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4225, USA 2. The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education SZB 228, 1912 Speedway, D4900, Austin, TX, 78712-1284, USA 3. Meadows Center and Vaughn Gross Center, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station D4900, Austin, TX, 78712, USA |
| Abstract: | In this experimental study, we examined the effects of a multicomponent reading comprehension intervention in sixth- to eighth-grade English language arts classes with a focus on factors to enhance treatment implementation. We tested the contribution of a theoretically derived fidelity framework that included adherence, quality, dosage, program differentiation, and student responsiveness. The study was conducted in three schools, involving 14 teachers and 859 students. English language arts classes were randomly assigned to the Comprehension Circuit Training intervention (n?=?30) or typical practice comparison (n?=?31) conditions, and all teachers taught in both conditions. Findings indicated that there was no reliable difference between the intervention and typical practice groups on standardized or researcher-developed proximal measures. To investigate the relationship between fidelity and student outcomes, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to determine the relation of the indicators to a latent fidelity factor. Results of the CFA revealed a single fidelity factor composed of the adherence, quality, dosage, student responsiveness, and program differentiation variables. The fidelity factor was statistically significantly related to outcomes on a standardized comprehension measure (γ?=?.86, p?γ?=?.52, p? |
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