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

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的目的是解决儿童的教育需求，在早期年级的阅读失败的风险，特别是，提供基于技术的阅读教学，自适应教学策略，持续的嵌入式图形报告评估，教学方法，以支持学习阅读在早期年级。 大量的证据支持基于印刷品的所有学习者阅读计划（RALP）及其前身，SWRL小书的有效性，如提案中所概述的。 RALP的平板电脑版本将纳入学生评估和监测（SAM）系统，以确保充分的阅读进展，包括阅读流畅性和理解的措施，以及基于学生需求的自适应教学建议。此外，该项目将采用语音识别软件，增加阅读理解测试，并提供记录的学生练习反馈。 RALP + SAM专为教师主导的大型或小型团体教学而设计，或在学校或家中与苦苦挣扎的学生进行一对一教学，RALP + SAM将为有效的教学和实施提供教学提示。 第一阶段项目将调查可行性，确定基于印刷产品的用户对基于平板电脑的适应的需求和建议，并测试基于平板电脑的适应和评估，包括用于阅读理解评估的语音识别。该项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力涉及阅读失败的高风险学生，以及需要有效的早期干预以达到年级水平的阅读，数学，科学目标。根据2009年国家教育进展评估，67%的学生成绩处于或低于基础水平，只有33%达到熟练或高级水平（国家教育进展评估，2010年）。根据NAEP的研究人员，学生表现在或低于基本水平只有？部分掌握先决知识和技能，这是在每个年级熟练工作的基础。最近，埃尔南德斯（2011）发现，在三年级时阅读不熟练的孩子在高中毕业前辍学的可能性是其他孩子的四倍，而在他们甚至没有掌握基本的阅读技能时辍学的可能性是其他孩子的六倍。本项目开发了一个跨平台的基于平板电脑的阅读课程计划，以帮助教师和护理人员提供有效的指导。 该项目将建立在RALP K-3课程的基础上。通过将有效的阅读干预与平板电脑相结合，阅读计划将简化数据收集，增强数据驱动的决策，基于平板电脑的评估和报告，并通过基于个人学习者需求的自适应教学来改善学习者的成果。

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.