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Using Read-Alouds to Help Struggling Readers Access and Comprehend Complex, Informational Text
Content type: Journal Article
Fascinating and educationally important words and worlds are found in informational text, but informational text is often extremely challenging for students—those who struggle with reading or have a learning disability—to access, because of their limited...
10 Research-Based Tips for Enhancing Literacy Instruction for Students With Intellectual Disability
Content type: Journal Article
Research conducted in the last twenty years has increased our understanding of the most effective methods for increasing the literacy skills of students with Intellectual Disability (ID). The purpose of this paper is to provide special education teachers...
Promising Practices for Supporting Students with Disabilities through Writing in Science
Content type: Journal Article
With a growing emphasis on producing 21st century learners who can compete in a global market, there is a need for students with disabilities to develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills taught in science classrooms. However, the emphasis...
Interactive Book Reading With Expository Science Texts in Preschool Special Education Classrooms
Content type: Journal Article
Expository texts convey information. The ability to read and process information presented in expository texts is critical to later reading achievement; however many children, especially those with disabilities, struggle with the more complex sentence...
Color-Coded Graphic Organizers for Teaching Writing to Students With Learning Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
The adoption of Common Core State Standards has placed a much greater emphasis on writing across all content areas. Students with Learning Disabilities (LD) struggle with various components of written expression, including developing ideas that adequately...
Selecting Appropriate Text for Adolescents With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Teachers of students with disabilities are required to provide instruction that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, including close reading of complex text. However, teachers often struggle with how to select text for students with disabilities...
How to Reach First-Grade Struggling Readers
Content type: Journal Article
This article provides an overview of an instructional framework aimed at improving reading outcomes for first grade students who are early struggling readers and may be at-risk for reading disabilities. Specifically, we describe an integrated reading...
Teaching Spelling, Writing, and Reading for Writing
Content type: Journal Article
Students with disabilities often find writing extremely challenging. Special educators can, however, promote tremendous gains in their students’ ability to write by understanding common challenges to the writing process and mastering specific teaching...
Improving Reading and Social Studies Learning for Secondary Students With Reading Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
This article describes evidence-based practices special education teachers can readily implement in special or general education settings to promote reading and social studies learning for students with disabilities as well as general education students...
What Do Beginning Special Educators Need to Know About Intensive Reading Interventions?
Content type: Journal Article
Beginning elementary level special educators need to be well versed in evidence based intensive reading interventions in order to serve both special and general education students. Here we highlight two suggested effective practices for beginning special...