Examining the Effectiveness of the Precision Reading Program for

Children with Learning Disabilities 

Kim Tackaberry, B.A., B. Ed.Program Manager @ Foothills Academy

S. Mitchell Colp, B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc.(c)Doctoral Student and U-CAPES Clinician @ University of

Calgary

Research GroupGrades 3-6

Matched on:Relative Cognitive FunctioningRelative Reading Abilities

Research Study Areas of Focus

Reading

Ability

Accuracy

ComprehensionRate

Research OutcomesAll students who were identified as

having sight-word as their primary difficulty improved.

Research OutcomesOf all the students enrolled in the

study, 74% demonstrated improvement in one or more of the studied areas.

Reading

Ability

Accuracy

ComprehensionRate

Research OutcomesOf all the students enrolled in the

study, 60% demonstrated improvement in all three of the studied areas.

Reading

Ability

Accuracy

ComprehensionRate

Moving ForwardDetermine how to identify whether sight

word retention is the student’s primary area of reading deficit.

HOW?PAL-II for Reading and Writing AssessmentWoodcock Johnson III – AchievementDynamic Assessment