Intensifying Reading Interventions by Making Instruction More Explicit

Despite evidence that reading interventions are effective for improving the reading skills of younger and older students (Gersten et al., 2020; Scammacca et al., 2015), there is evidence reading interventions that are effective for most students are not as effective as expected for some other students. It is estimated these generally effective interventions are inadequate for 2% to 7% of the general population and 25% to 50% of students with disabilities (D. Fuchs & Fuchs, 2015).