Decoding & Comprehension
Comprehension Difficulties, Reading Difficulties
On average, students who received Seeing Stars combined with Visualizing and Verbalizing instruction achieved significant improvements in decoding and comprehension. Our combined focus student population represents about 30% of our total Learning Center population. They made large (statistically significant) standard score changes on seven of eight measures. Although the large average standard score gain on the Word Recognition measure is notable, it is equally if not more important to note the large average standard score gains in Paragraph Reading Accuracy and Written Language Comprehension.
Results of Students Who Received Both Decoding and Comprehension Instruction

Lindamood-Bell Instruction Implemented: Seeing Stars and Visualizing and Verbalizing
Years: Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2024
Number of Students: 8,036
Average Age: 11.5
Average Instruction Hours: 148.3
