School Services Projects: Elementary School Project Results
Elementary School One
From 1998-1999, two 2nd grade classrooms from an elementary school in Idaho were
involved in a pilot research study to examine the effects of the Seeing Stars® program
on student performance. Classrooms were randomly assigned to experimental (Lindamood-Bell)
and comparison (normal language arts curriculum) conditions. All students from
both classrooms were pre-tested on a battery of nationally normed assessments,
received instruction for most of the school year, and were re-tested on the
same battery. Lindamood-Bell® students received, on average, 56 hours of
instruction. Average pre-test performance on every test administered was similar
between the two classrooms, thus allowing for a comparison of average gains.
The following figure shows the comparative gains between the Lindamood-Bell® classroom
and the comparison classroom. The Lindamood-Bell® classroom outperformed
the comparison classroom on word recognition, spelling, and word attack measures.
All of the following results were statistically significant (p < .05).
Elementary School Two
Located in Colorado, this elementary school serves 309 students of which 50%
are Hispanic. These results are for 23 at-risk third grade students. Their
average age was 9.2 years, and they received, on average, 79 hours of instruction
in the Lindamood-Bell® programs during the 2003-2004 school year. All of
the following results from pre- to post-test are statistically significant
(p < .05).
Elementary School Three
This Colorado elementary school serves 237 students. Thirty-four percent of the
students are African-American and 59% are on free and reduced price lunch.
These results are for sixteen at-risk 2nd-5th grade students whose average
age was 8.8 years. Students received an average of 104 hours of instruction
in the Lindamood-Bell® programs during the 2003-2004 school year. All of
the following results from pre- to post-test are statistically significant
(p < .05).
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