Long Term Effectiveness
Summaries of Research
Third Party Reviews
Other Research on Success for All
Research on English Language Learners
Research on Technology and Multimedia
Research on Middle School
Research on Curiosity Corner
Research on Math Wings
Other Publications
Long Term Effectiveness
Borman, G., & Hewes, G. (2002). The long-term effects and cost-effectiveness of Success for All. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 24 (4), 243-266.
Summaries of Research
Borman, G.D., Hewes, G.M., Overman, L.T., & Brown, S. (2003) Comprehensive school reform and achievement: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 73 (2), 125-230
Slavin, R.E., & Madden, N.A. (2006). Success for All/Roots & Wings: 2006 summary of research on achievement outcomes. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Research and Reform in Education.
Third Party Reviews
Aladjem, D.K. & Borman, K.M. (2006). Summary of Findings from the National Longitudinal Evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
The Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center. (2005). CSRQ Center Report on Elementary School Comprehensive School Reform Models. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
Click here for Summary Table
Florida Center for Reading Research. (2005). Success for All Report.
Florida Center for Reading Research. (2005). The Reading Edge Report Summary Table for FCRR Reports.
Herman, R. (1999). An educator’s guide to schoolwide reform. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.
Other Research on Success for All
Borman, G., Slavin, R.E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A., Madden, N.A., & Chambers, B. (2007). Final reading outcomes of the national randomized field trial of Success for All. American Educational Research Journal, 44 (3), 701-731
Slavin, R.E. (2006). Success for All and academically talented students. Baltimore, MD: Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University.
Borman, G., Slavin, R. E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A., Madden, N. A., & Chambers, B. (2005). The national randomized field trial of Success for All: Second-year outcomes. American Educational Research Journal 42 (4), 673-696.
Borman, G., Slavin, R.E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A., Madden, N.A., & Chambers, B. (2005). Success for All: First year results from the national randomized field trial. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 27 (1), 1-22.
Hurley, E.A., Chamberlain, A., Slavin, R.E., & Madden, N.A. (2001). Effects of Success for All on TAAS Reading: A Texas statewide evaluation. . Phi Delta Kappan, 82 (10), 750-756.
Slavin, R. E. & Madden, N. A. (2001, April). Reducing the gap: Success for All and the achievement of African-American and Latino students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.
Sanders, W.L., Wright, S.P., Ross, S.M., & Wang, L.W. (2000). Value-added achievement results for three cohorts of Roots & Wings schools in Memphis: 1995-1999 outcomes. Memphis: University of Memphis, Center for Research in Education Policy.
Slavin, R. E. & Madden, N.A., (1996, April). Built to Last:Long-Term Maintenance of Success for All. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association, New York, 1996.
Slavin, R. E., Madden, N. A., Dolan, L., Wasik, B. A., Ross, S. M., & Smith, L. J. (1994). 'Whenever and wherever we choose' The replication of Success for All. Phi Delta Kappan, 75(8), 639-647.
Research on English Language Learners
Cheung, A., & Slavin, R.E. (2005). Effective reading programs for English language learners and other language minority students. Bilingual Research Journal, 29 (2), 241-267.
Slavin, R.E. & Cheung, A. (2004). How do English language learners learn to read? Educational Leadership, 61 (6), 52-57.
Slavin, R.E. & Cheung, A. (2003). Effective reading programs for English language learners: A best-evidence synthesis. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk.
Slavin, R. E. & Madden, N. A. (1999). Effects of Bilingual and English as a Second Language Adaptations of Success for All on the Reading Achievement of Students Acquiring English. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University and Success for All Foundation.
Slavin, R. E. & Madden, N.A., (1995, April). Effects of Success for All on the Achievement of English Language Learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
Research on Technology and Multimedia
Chambers, B., Cheung, A., Madden, N., Slavin, R. E., & Gifford, R. (2006). Achievement effects of embedded multimedia in a Success for All reading program. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98 (1), 232-237.
Chambers, B., Slavin, R.E., Madden, N.A., Abrami, P.C., Tucker, B.,J., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (2005). Technology infusion in Success for All: Reading outcomes for first graders. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Chambers, B., Slavin, R.E., Madden, N.A., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R.
(2005). Effects of Success for All with embedded video on the beginning reading achievement of Hispanic children. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Also see Table 1 and Table 2 for more info.
Chambers, B., Abrami, P.C., Tucker, B.J., Slavin, R.E., Madden, N.A., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (2005). Computer assisted tutoring in Success for All: Reading outcomes for first graders. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Research on Middle School
Chamberlain, A., Daniels, C., Madden, N., & Slavin, R. (2007). A randomized evaluation of the Success for All Middle School reading program. Middle Grades Research Journal, 2 (1), 1-21.
Daniels, C., Madden, N.A., & Slavin, R.E. (2005, May). The Success for All Middle School: Adding content to middle grades reform. Middle School Journal.
Research on Curiosity Corner
Success for All Foundation. (2000). Curiosity Corner Summary of Research: First Year Findings
Research on MathWings
Madden, N. A., Slavin, R. E. & Simons, K. (2001). MathWings: Effects on Student Mathematics Performance. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University and Success for All Foundation
Other Publications
Fashola, O.S., Slavin, R.E. (1997). Effective and Replicable Programs for Students Placed At Risk in Elementary and Middle Schools. Paper written under funding from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education (Grant No. R-117D-40005).
Slavin, R. E., & Madden, N. A. (2000). Research on Achievement Outcomes of Success for All: A Summary and Response to Critics, Phi Delta Kappan, 82 (1), 38-40, 59-66.
Slavin, R.E. (1995). A Model of Effective Instruction. The Educational Forum, Vol. 59. 166-176.
Slavin, R.E. (1996) Neverstreaming: Preventing Learning Disabilities. Educational Leadership, 53 (5), 4-7.
Slavin, R. E., Karweit, N.L., & Wasik, B. A. (1993, January). Preventing Early School Failure: What Works? Educational Leadership, 10-18.
Slavin, R. E. & Madden, N. A. (1999). Roots & Wings: A Comprehensive Approach to Elementary School Reform. In J. Block, S. Everson and T. Guskey (Eds.). Comprehensive School Reform: A Program Perspective. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
Slavin, R. E. & Madden, N. A. (1999). Disseminating Success for All: Lessons for Policy and Practice. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk.
Wasik, B.A., & Slavin, R.E. (1993a). Preventing early reading failure with one-to-one tutoring: A review of five programs. Reading Research Quarterly, 28, 178-200.