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Examining the Effects of Integrating Anxiety Management Instruction within a Reading Intervention for Upper Elementary Students with Reading Difficulties
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Vaughn, Sharon; Grills, Amie E.; Capin, Philip; Roberts, Greg; Fall, Anna-Mária; Daniel, Johny – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
We present findings from the first cohort of third- and fourth-grade students with reading difficulties (128 students from 31 classrooms) who participated in a 2-year intervention examining the effects of a reading intervention with and without anxiety management. Using a randomized controlled trial, students were assigned to one of three…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Stress Management, Reading Instruction, Intervention
Examining the Reading and Cognitive Profiles of Students with Significant Reading Comprehension Difficulties
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Capin, Philip; Cho, Eunsoo; Miciak, Jeremy; Roberts, Greg; Vaughn, Sharon – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2021
This study investigated the word reading and listening comprehension difficulties of fourth-grade students with significant reading comprehension deficits and the cognitive difficulties that underlie these weaknesses. Latent profile analysis was used to classify a sample of fourth-grade students (n = 446) who scored below the 16th percentile on a…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
The Critical Role of Word Reading as a Predictor of Response to Intervention
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Vaughn, Sharon; Capin, Philip; Scammacca, Nancy; Roberts, Greg; Cirino, Paul; Fletcher, Jack M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
This study examines the initial word reading performance of fourth-grade struggling readers and the extent to which differing levels of word reading performance at pretest influenced their response to reading interventions. A large group of students with significant reading comprehension difficulties (N = 481) were classified into three clusters…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Predictor Variables, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
The Differential Efficacy of a Professional Development Model on Reading Outcomes for Students with and without Disabilities
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Swanson, Elizabeth; Vaughn, Sharon; Fall, Anna-Maria; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Stewart, Alicia A.; Capin, Philip; Roberts, Greg – Exceptional Children, 2021
This study examined the differential effects of Strategies for Reading Informational Text and Vocabulary Effectively (STRIVE) on the vocabulary, reading comprehension, and content learning among 4,757 fourth-grade students with and without disabilities. Schools were assigned to one of three conditions: researcher-supported professional development…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Students with Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
The Differential Efficacy of a Professional Development Model on Reading Outcomes for Students with and without Disabilities
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Swanson, Elizabeth; Vaughn, Sharon; Fall, Anna-Maria; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Stewart, Alicia A.; Capin, Philip; Roberts, Greg – Grantee Submission, 2021
This study examined the differential effects of Strategies for Reading Informational Text and Vocabulary Effectively (STRIVE) on the vocabulary, reading comprehension, and content learning among 4,757 fourth-grade students with and without disabilities. Schools were assigned to one of three conditions: researcher-supported professional development…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Students with Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
How Initial Word Reading and Language Skills Affect Reading Comprehension Outcomes for Students with Reading Difficulties
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Vaughn, Sharon; Roberts, Greg; Capin, Philip; Miciak, Jeremy; Cho, Eunsoo; Fletcher, Jack M. – Exceptional Children, 2019
This study examined how differences in listening comprehension and word reading at the beginning of the school year influence changes in reading comprehension for English learners (ELs) with significant reading difficulties compared to non-ELs with significant reading difficulties. The study investigated heterogeneity in response to instruction…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Vocabulary Development, Language Skills, Reading Comprehension