SBIR Phase I: RALP + SAM: Reading For All Learners + Student Assessment and Monitoring

这项小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在解决在低年级有阅读失败风险的儿童的教育需求，特别是提供基于技术的阅读指导、适应性教学策略、持续的课程嵌入式评估和图形报告，以及支持低年级学习阅读的教学方法。正如提案中总结的那样，大量证据支持面向所有学习者的基于印刷品的阅读计划（RALP）及其前身SWRL小书的有效性。平板版的RALP将纳入学生评估和监控（SAM）系统，以确保足够的阅读进度，包括阅读流畅性和理解的测量，以及基于学生需求的适应性教学建议。此外，该项目还将使用语音识别软件来增加阅读理解测试，并提供学生练习的录音反馈。RALP + SAM专为教师主导的大型或小型团体教学，或在学校或家中对有困难的学生进行一对一的教学而设计，它将为有效的教学和实施提供教学提示。这个第一阶段的项目将调查可行性，从基于打印的产品的用户那里确定基于平板电脑的改编的需求和建议，并测试基于平板电脑的改编和评估，包括用于阅读理解评估的语音识别。这个项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力与阅读失败的高风险学生和有效的早期干预的需要有关，以达到年级水平的阅读、数学和科学目标。在2009年全国教育进展评估（NAEP）中，67%的学生达到或低于基础水平，只有33%的学生达到熟练或高级（NCES, 2010）。根据NAEP研究人员的说法，表现在基础水平或低于基础水平的学生只有？部分掌握各年级熟练作业所需的基础知识和技能。最近，Hernandez（2011）发现，到三年级还不能熟练阅读的孩子在高中毕业前辍学的可能性要高出四倍，而在连基本的阅读技能都没有掌握的情况下，辍学的可能性要高出六倍。该项目开发了一个跨平台的平板电脑阅读课程项目，以帮助教师和护理人员提供有效的教学。本项目将以RALP K-3课程为基础。通过将有效的阅读干预与平板电脑相结合，阅读项目将简化数据收集，增强数据驱动的决策，基于平板电脑的评估和报告，并通过基于学习者个人需求的适应性教学改善学习者的学习成果。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to address the educational needs of children at risk of reading failure in early grades, and specifically, to provide technology-based reading instruction, adaptive instructional strategies, ongoing curriculum-embedded assessments with graphical reporting, and instructional methods to support learning to read in early grades. Substantial evidence supports the effectiveness of the print-based Reading for All Learners Program (RALP) and its precursor, the SWRL little books, as summarized in the proposal. The tablet version of RALP will incorporate a student assessment and monitoring (SAM) system to ensure adequate reading progress, including measures of reading fluency and comprehension, and adaptive instructional recommendations based on student needs. Additionally, the project will incorporate voice recognition software to add a test of reading comprehension and to provide recorded student practice with feedback. Designed for teacher-led instruction with large or small groups, or one-on-one instruction with struggling students at school or home, RALP + SAM will provide instructional prompts for effective teaching and implementation. This Phase I project will investigate feasibility, identify needs and recommendations for a tablet-based adaptation from users of the print-based product, and test tablet-based adaptations and assessment, including voice recognition for reading comprehension assessment.The broader impact/commercial potential of this project relates to students at high risk for reading failure and the need for effective early intervention to reach grade level reading, math, and science goals. On the 2009 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), 67% of students performed at or below the basic level, and only 33% were proficient or advanced (NCES, 2010). According to NAEP researchers, students performing at or below a basic level only have ?partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade.? Recently, Hernandez (2011) found that children who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out before graduating from high school, and six times more likely to drop out of they have not mastered even basic reading skills. This project develops a cross-platform tablet-based reading curriculum program to assist teachers and caregivers with delivery of effective instruction. This project will build upon the RALP K-3 curriculum. By integrating effective reading intervention with tablet-based computers, the reading program will have streamlined data collection, enhanced data-driven decision making, tablet-based assessment and reporting, and improved learner outcomes through adaptive instruction based on individual learner needs.