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McIntyre, Nancy S.; Loughran, Carrie; Towson, Jacqueline – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2022
Purpose: Reading and writing are foundational skills that provide access to educational, vocational, and social experiences. However, while the gap widens between the literacy skills of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and those with typical development as they grow into adolescence, little is known about meeting the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Adolescents, Student Needs
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Lovett, Maureen W.; Lacerenza, Lea; De Palma, Maria; Frijters, Jan C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Preliminary efficacy data are reported for a research-based reading intervention designed for struggling readers in high school. PHAST PACES teaches (a) word identification strategies, (b) knowledge of text structures, and (c) reading comprehension strategies. In a quasi-experimental design, 268 intervention and 83 waiting list control students…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Standardized Tests
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Moore, Michelle W.; Tompkins, Connie A.; Dollaghan, Christine A. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2010
The purpose of this paper was to examine the psychometric properties of a non-word repetition task (NRT), the Late-8 Non-word Repetition Task (L8NRT). This task was designed similarly to the NRT, but contains only Late-8 consonants to increase articulatory demands and avoid ceiling effects in studies with adolescents and adults. Thirty college…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Mastery Tests, Repetition, College Students