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August 11, 2026Review of Educational Research

Effects of Syntactic Skill Interventions on Passage- and Sentence-Level Reading Comprehension in Pre-K–12 Students: A Meta-Analytic Review

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JPJieun ParkAEAmy M. EllemanCMCyrille Magne

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Overview

Meta-analysis examines impact of syntactic skill interventions on reading comprehension in students, suggesting effectiveness across various grade levels.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the effects of syntactic skill interventions on reading comprehension across pre-K to 12th grade students.
  • Conducted a meta-analysis of 40 empirical studies from 33 articles
  • Analyzed 174 effect sizes from 15,784 students
  • Assessed effects on passage-level and sentence-level comprehension as well as syntactic knowledge.
  • Effective interventions yielded effect sizes of g = 0.17 for passage-level comprehension, g = 0.15 for sentence-level comprehension, and g = 0.47 for syntactic knowledge.
  • Effect sizes varied based on intervention characteristics such as group format and syntactic diversity.
  • Results indicated the importance of tailoring interventions to participant grade levels and reading abilities.

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Park et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ace3e3401087f2249e252https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543261466253
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