Pilot study in urban elementary school
Goals:
- Analyze extended use of Reading Tutor
- Identify opportunities for improvement
Protocol:
- Principal chose 8 lowest third-grade readers
- Aide took each kid daily to use Reading Tutor in small room
- Kid chose text to read (Weekly Reader, poems, …)
Milestones:
- Oct. 96: deployed Pentium, trained users, refined design
- Nov. 96: school pre-tested individually
- June 97: school post-tested individually