Significant Reading Improvement for Seeing Stars Students in Maine

Elementary School Results, Maine, Reading, Response to Intervention, RtI, Seeing Stars, Special Education, Specific Learning Disability

During the 2022-23 school year, Maine School Administrative District 75 (MSAD 75) in Topsham, Maine, implemented  Lindamood-Bell® instruction to address the needs of struggling readers in the district. Thirteen students received Seeing  Stars instruction to develop symbol imagery for reading. Instruction was delivered by MSAD 75 teachers who received  professional development from Lindamood-Bell, and 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 all measures. Additionally, the 20-point percentile increase in reading accuracy put these students within the  normal range (25th-75th percentile) on average, with 8 out of 11 students moving into the normal range from below  normal. 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: 13 Average Age: 8.8
Lindamood-Bell Programs Implemented: Seeing Stars®
Outcome Measures: 

•  Symbol Imagery Test
•  Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Test-3rd
•  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)
•  Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-5th (vocabulary)