Can Online Reading Tutoring Close The 4th Grade Reading Slump?

At a moment in time when teachers, parents, policymakers and consumers are questioning how digital media might promote literacy instead of undermining it, this study set out to examine the efficacy of Hoot Reading, a virtual tutoring program designed to promote children’s literacy skills. Our goal was to better understand how a carefully targeted application, with an evidence-based instructional design could help to improve children’s reading skills.