A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Literacy Interventions.

摘要: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Literacy Interventions Jessica Simon Success in early literacy activities is associated with improved educational outcomes, including reduced dropout risk, in-grade retention, and special education referrals. When considering programs that will work for a particular school context; cost-effectiveness analysis may provide useful information decision makers. The study provides about the four What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), government agency evaluates effectiveness research education, has determined show evidence effectiveness: Accelerated Reader, Classwide Peer Tutoring, Reading Recovery, All. By using meta-analytic techniques to combine effect sizes different studies weighting new relative programs. In particular, by casts light upon importance kinds outcomes creating successful beginning readers. Costs are often ignored, but necessary consideration given budget constraints. Rigorous measurement program costs presentation ratios "effective" Using results confidence intervals, Reader -a relatively small add-on software -appears be more cost-effective than one-to-one tutoring program. point estimates all programs, two appear options Recovery All, intensive interventions. Cost-effectiveness should one tool considered makers, alongside goals subpopulations, individual contexts, needs.