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Browder, Diane; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Flowers, Claudia; Baker, Joshua – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent early literacy curriculum that included phonics and phonemic awareness in comparison to a sight word approach. A total of 93 students with severe developmental disabilities who were enrolled in Grades K through 4 were randomly assigned to either a multicomponent early literacy curriculum…
Descriptors: Phonics, Sight Vocabulary, Developmental Disabilities, Phonemic Awareness
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Browder, Diane; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Spooner, Fred; Mims, Pamela J.; Baker, Joshua N. – Exceptional Children, 2009
A review of the literature was conducted for articles published between 1975 and 2007 on the application of time delay as an instructional procedure to teach word and picture recognition to students with severe developmental disabilities in an effort to evaluate time delay as an evidence-based practice. A total of 30 experiments were analyzed…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Sight Vocabulary, Developmental Disabilities, Word Recognition
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Browder, Diane M.; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Courtade, Ginevra; Gibbs, Susan L.; Flowers, Claudia – Exceptional Children, 2008
This study evaluated the impact of a curriculum called the Early Literacy Skills Builder on the language and early literacy skills of students with significant developmental disabilities. Students in the control group received the ongoing sight word and picture instruction prescribed by their individualized education programs. Results indicate…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Curriculum, Research Needs, Individualized Education Programs