Spelling programs
Overview
- Influence: Spelling programs
- Domain: Curricula
- Sub-Domain: Reading, writing and the arts
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
- Influence Definition: Spelling programs refer to commercial programs for teaching spelling in classrooms. Traditionally, developing spelling skills in English present a substantial challenge for many children, as spelling skills do not transfer from reading skills automatically.
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 3
- Number of studies: 163
- Number of students: 15,826
- Number of effects: 230
- Weighted mean effect size: 0.53
- Robustness index: 3
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | First Author's Country | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | Graham & Santangelo | USA | Does spelling instruction make students better spellers, readers, and writers? A meta-analytic review | 2014 | Teaching spelling | 53 | 6,037 | 58 | 0.54 |
| Journal of Learning Disabilities | Wanzek, Vaughn, Wexler, Swanson, Edmonds, & Kim | USA | A synthesis of spelling and reading interventions and their effects on the spelling outcomes of students with LD | 2006 | Teaching spelling to LD | 19 | 448 | 19 | 0.27 |
| Dissertation | Lin | USA | The effects of code-based literacy interventions on spelling achievement: A meta-analysis | 2013 | Code base spelling program | 91 | 9,341 | 153 | 0.58 |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 163 | 15,826 | 230 | 0.46 | |||||