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Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Allor, Jill; Baker, Kristi; Conner, Carlin; Stewart, Jennifer; Mellado de la Cruz, Veronica – Grantee Submission, 2019
For the purpose of this article within this special issue on Structured Literacy™, we were asked to address the code-focused skills of phonemic awareness and word reading. Findings from research studies converge to show that explicit and systematic instruction helps most students understand how speech sounds, or phonemes, map to letters and…
Descriptors: Phonemic Awareness, Reading Skills, Word Recognition, Teaching Methods
Lemons, Christopher J.; King, Seth A.; Davidson, Kimberly A.; Puranik, Cynthia S.; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Fulmer, Deborah; Mrachko, Alicia A.; Partanen, Jane; Fidler, Deborah J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The aim of this project was to develop an early reading intervention for children with Down syndrome based on the related behavioral phenotype. The intervention targeted learning of letter-sound correspondences, reading of decodable and high frequency words, and phonological awareness. We evaluated the feasibility and potential efficacy of the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Reading Programs, Down Syndrome, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
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Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Rouse, Amy Gillespie; Baker, Kristi – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this narrative review of the literature is to provide a description of intensive interventions for elementary grade students with dyslexia, students with learning disabilities, and students with intensive reading and writing needs. Method: First, we provide a brief overview of response to intervention. Second, we explain…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia
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Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Connor, Carol; Lane, Holly; Kosanovich, Marcia L.; Schatschneider, Chris; Dyrlund, Allison K.; Miller, Melissa S.; Wright, Tyran L. – Journal of School Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the role of the amount, content, and implementation of reading instruction provided by 17 kindergarten teachers in eight "Reading First" elementary schools as it related to students' progress (n = 286 students) on early reading assessments of phonological awareness and letter naming-decoding fluency. Children's…
Descriptors: Phonics, Beginning Reading, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten