Barnett Elementary School

Payson, Utah

Scope of Project

Case study conducted by Barnett Elementary School using the Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself direct instruction method

Tool

Gates-MacGinitie Assessment Pre- and Post-Tests

Data

Vocabulary

Class	Pre-Test	Post-Test	Improvement
Mrs. Anderson	1.2	2.7	1.5
Mrs. Larsen	1.2	2.7	1.5
Mr. Schollenberger	1.1	2.5	1.4
Average	1.2	2.6	1.5

Comprehension

Class	Pre-Test	Post-Test	Improvement
Mrs. Anderson	1.2	2.6	1.4
Mrs. Larsen	1.2	2.6	1.4
Mr. Schollenberger	1.1	2.4	1.3
Average	1.2	2.5	1.4

Evaluator's Observations

After using and investigating over eight different reading, spelling, and phonics programs, the evaluator found the Discover Intensive Phonics for Yourself program to be the most effective teaching tool, for all ages.