Are computer-based reading interventions effective?

Principal Peter DeWitt considers the effectiveness of computer-based reading interventions in this blog post. He quotes reading expert Dick Allington and a national study to explore the issue of whether popular software programs have a significant impact on students' reading scores and what role such programs should play in the classroom -- instructional or supplemental. Education Week/Finding Common Ground blog (1/20)  http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2013/01/the_myth_about_computer_based_reading_software.html