New Practice Guide Focused On Reading Intervention for Students in Grades 4-9

The What Works Clearinghouse has released a new practice guide focused on reading interventions for students in fourth through ninth grade. This guide includes four evidence-based and practical recommendations that were compiled by a panel of national experts. The recommendations include:

• Build decoding skill so students can read complex multisyllabic words.
• Provide purposeful fluency-building activities to help students read effortlessly.
• Routinely use a set of comprehension-building practices to help students make sense of the text.
• Provide students with opportunities to practice making sense of stretch or challenging text that will expose them to complex ideas and information.