Chapter III: Methods and Procedures
The purpose of this project was to determine if the use of the Read XL program (See Appendix A for a copy) with seventh grade at-risk students would improve their comprehension skills. The research questions were, 1. What comprehension skills were necessary for middle school students to be successful? 2. What programs were available that helped improve comprehension skills for middle school students? 3. What were the common components of these programs? 4. Did the use of the Read XL program improve the comprehension skills of seventh grade at-risk students? This study was designed to implement Scholastic' Read XL program as in intervention reading program for seventh grade at-risk students.