2024 STAR Research Review
This 2024 research review provides an overview of recent research conducted in the area of teaching reading, enriching STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR)’s evidence-based reading practices and contributing to a richer framework in support of adult literacy development.
The overarching goal of the research review is to update the STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR) community on evidence-based reading research that may inform the STAR training or practitioners’ instructional approaches. This thematic synthesis reviews selected studies on comprehension development. One set of studies focused on foundational reading skills, such as decoding, vocabulary, and morphology, which are crucial for basic or functional reading comprehension. Another set of studies stressed the importance of developing higher-order comprehension skills necessary to becoming a proficient academic reader. This is achieved by having students engage in complex literacy tasks or by providing support while monitoring their engagement and well-being. This research review provides an overview of recent research conducted in each of these areas, enriching STAR’s evidence-based reading practices and contributing to a richer framework in support of adult literacy development.
The STAR Research Synthesis provides the field with up-to-date information on promising practices, challenges, and new developments in the science of reading that adult education instructors and administrators can use in EBRI implementation.
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