Three questions guided the research. First, how does enrollment in a reading
improvement course affect the reading comprehension, vocabulary, and scanning
abilities of struggling ninth grade readers as measured by pre and post tests? Secondly,
does enrollment in a reading improvement course have a transfer effect on attendance,
problematic behavior, and/or academic performance of struggling ninth graders? Finally,
how does enrollment in a reading improvement course affect school experiences as
perceived by ninth graders?