Local Nonprofit Brings Effective Summer Literacy Instruction to Primary School Students in Jamaica

Elementary School Results, Jamaica, Reading, Response to Intervention, RtI, Seeing Stars, Summer School

Creative Language-Based Learning partners with schools across Jamaica that serve students who are at-risk of reading  failure. During the summer of 2023, Creative Language-Based Learning implemented Lindamood-Bell® instruction to  address the specific needs of this student population. Twenty-three primary school students received an average of 67.9  hours of Seeing Stars instruction to develop symbol imagery for reading. Instruction was delivered by teachers who  received professional development in the programs developed by Lindamood-Bell’s founders. Student gains were  measured with a battery of reading assessments. 

RESULTS:
On average, Seeing Stars students achieved significant improvements in reading. They made large standard score  changes on almost all measures. Additionally, their pre- to posttest results were statistically significant on all measures.  The results of this study illustrate that Lindamood-Bell instruction in the Seeing Stars program leads to improved  reading, which is essential to achieving success with school curricula. 

PROFILE:
Number of Students: 23 Average Age: 9.6
Average Hours of Instruction: 67.9
Lindamood-Bell Programs Implemented: Seeing Stars® 

Outcome Measures:
•  Symbol Imagery Test
•  Woodcock Reading Mastery Test-3rd (word attack)
•  Wide Range Achievement Test-4th (reading and spelling)
•  Gray Oral Reading Tests-4th (rate, accuracy, fluency, and comprehension)