Students who display reading difficulties/disabilities at the end of third grade are less likely to succeed in content areas and graduate from high school than their reading-proficient peers. Literature suggests that students in rural school districts lag behind their suburban peers in terms of their reading levels and accessibility to resources. Furthermore, students from low socioeconomic status (SES) households and those who have disabilities exhibit greater learning loss during the summer break. This exploratory study examined the effects of two parent-implemented computer-based reading programs on the reading skills of 20 students at-risk for reading failure during a summer break. Parental and students’ perceptions regarding the effectiveness and desirability of the programs were elicited. Results suggested that both programs facilitated gains in phonemic awareness and phonics. Furthermore, students in the Funnix group exhibited large gains in vocabulary and oral reading fluency, and the students in the PLATO group exhibited large gains in comprehension. Most of the students indicated they liked the programs and the programs helped them read. Similarly, most of the parents agreed that the programs were useful, and they were comfortable using the programs. A description of the computer programs, results, implications, and limitations of the study are discussed.

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防止暑期阅读幻灯片：检查两个计算机辅助阅读程序的效果

与精通阅读的同龄人相比，在三年级结束时出现阅读困难/障碍的学生在内容领域取得成功和从高中毕业的可能性较小。文献表明，农村学区的学生在阅读水平和资源获取方面落后于郊区同龄人。此外，来自低社会经济地位 (SES) 家庭的学生和残障学生在暑假期间表现出更大的学习损失。这项探索性研究检查了两个家长实施的基于计算机的阅读程序对 20 名在暑假期间有阅读失败风险的学生的阅读技能的影响。家长和学生对计划的有效性和可取性的看法被引出。结果表明，这两个程序都有助于提高音素意识和语音。此外，Funnix 组的学生在词汇量和口语阅读流利度方面都有很大的提高，而 PLATO 组的学生在理解方面也有很大的提高。大多数学生表示他们喜欢这些程序并且这些程序帮助他们阅读。同样，大多数家长都同意这些程序很有用，并且他们很乐意使用这些程序。讨论了该研究的计算机程序、结果、影响和局限性的描述。大多数学生表示他们喜欢这些程序并且这些程序帮助他们阅读。同样，大多数家长都同意这些程序很有用，并且他们很乐意使用这些程序。讨论了该研究的计算机程序、结果、影响和局限性的描述。大多数学生表示他们喜欢这些程序并且这些程序帮助他们阅读。同样，大多数家长都同意这些程序很有用，并且他们很乐意使用这些程序。讨论了该研究的计算机程序、结果、影响和局限性的描述。