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Does Compare-Contrast Text Structure Help Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Comprehend Science Text?
Content type: Journal Article
Using a single-subject reversal design, this study evaluated the use of a compare-contrast strategy on the ability of students with autism spectrum disorder to comprehend science text. Three middle school students with high-functioning autism and their...
Performance of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities on Early-Grade Curriculum-Based Measures of Word and Passage Reading Fluency
Content type: Journal Article
Alternate assessments have been used for the last 10 years to evaluate schools' efforts to teach children with significant cognitive disabilities. However, few studies have examined the reading skills of children who participate in these assessments. The...
Additional Performance and Progress Validity Findings Targeting the Content-Focused Vocabulary Matching
Content type: Journal Article
The present article includes 2 studies that were designed to expand the literature on the technical features of vocabulary matching. The purpose of both studies was to extend validity research on the general outcome measure of content knowledge. In Study 1...
Adjusting Beginning Reading Intervention Based on Student Performance: An Experimental Evaluation
Content type: Journal Article
This experimental study evaluated a model in which the delivery of a supplemental beginning reading intervention was adjusted based on student performance. Kindergarten students identified as at risk for reading difficulties were assigned to one of two...
Oral Reading Fluency Development for Children with Emotional Disturbance or Learning Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
This study used a large statewide database to examine the oral reading fluency development of second- and third-grade students with emotional disturbance or learning disabilities and their general education peers. Oral reading fluency measures were...
Unidentified Language Deficits in Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: A Meta-Analysis
Content type: Journal Article
Low language proficiency and problem behavior often co-occur, yet language deficits are likely to be overlooked in children with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Random effects meta-analyses were conducted to determine prevalence and severity of...
Is Scientifically Based Reading Instruction Effective for Students With Below-Average IQs?
Content type: Journal Article
This longitudinal randomized-control trial investigated the effectiveness of scientifically based reading instruction for students with IQs ranging from 40 to 80, including students with intellectual disability (ID). Students were randomly assigned into...
A Meta-Analysis of Writing Interventions for Students With Learning Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
In this meta-analysis, the impact of writing interventions on the quality of writing produced by students with learning disabilities (LD) was assessed. Ancestral and electronic searches were used to locate experimental, quasi-experimental, and within...
The Developmental Relationship Between Language and Low Early Numeracy Skills Throughout Kindergarten
Content type: Journal Article
The relationship between basic oral language and early numeracy has been studied extensively, but results hardly include kindergartners’ math language, which might mediate this relationship. The aim of this study was to investigate the development of basic...
To Wait in Tier 1 or Intervene Immediately
Content type: Journal Article
This randomized controlled experiment compared the efficacy of two response-to-intervention (RTI) models—typical RTI and dynamic RTI—and included 34 first-grade classrooms ( n = 522 students) across 10 socioeconomically and culturally diverse schools...