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There are no qualifying studies of Fast ForWord for beginning reading. |
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Fast ForWord has limited evidence of effectiveness for upper elementary reading. The two qualifying studies included in this review showed effect sizes of +0.25, and +0.11. |
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There are no qualifying studies of Fast ForWord for middle/high school reading. |
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Fast ForWord has insufficient evidence of effectiveness for struggling readers. The two qualifying studies included in this review showed effect sizes of +0.05 and +0.15. |
Fast ForWord is a computerized program designed on the theory that many children with reading and language delays have auditory processing disorders. It uses computer games that slow and magnify acoustic changes within normal speech to “retrain the brain” to process information more effectively.
For more on the reviews of Fast ForWord, read the BEE reviews of upper elementary reading and struggling readers.
For more information on Fast ForWord, visit www.scilearn.com.
For other reviews of research on education programs, see the Best Evidence Encyclopedia homepage at www.bestevidence.org.
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