New Research Supports Results of Reading Apprenticeship®

Education Week — July 13, 2010

A study by MDRC and the American Institutes for Research shows that the WestEd Reading Apprenticeship program has "potentially positive effects" on improving students' reading comprehension.

The study involved 2,000 9th graders in 17 high schools across 10 districts throughout the country, and met the standards of evidence necessary to be posted on the What Works Clearinghouse website from the U.S. Department of Education.

Cynthia Greenleaf directs the Strategic Literacy Initiative at WestEd, which developed the Reading Apprenticeship instructional approach.