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Understanding the Role of Academic Vocabulary in Content Acquisition for Middle School Students with and without Disabilities
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Hsuan-Hui Wang; Elizabeth Swanson; Sharon Vaughn – Journal of Special Education, 2023
Vocabulary is a prominent contributor to reading comprehension. However, little is known about how students with disabilities with lower vocabulary performance respond to Tier 1 instruction, or how their vocabulary knowledge relates to their content acquisition. To examine the differential impact of Tier 1 instruction for U.S. middle school…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Vocabulary, Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities
Effects of a Text-Processing Comprehension Intervention on Struggling Middle School Readers
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Amy E. Barth; Sharon Vaughn; Philip Capin; Eunsoo Cho; Stephanie Stillman-Spisak; Leticia Martinez; Heather Kincaid – Grantee Submission, 2016
Purpose: We examined the effects of a text-processing reading comprehension intervention emphasizing listening comprehension and expressive language practices with middle school students with reading difficulties. Method: A total of 134 struggling readers in grades 6-8 were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 83) and control conditions (n = 51)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Listening Comprehension, Expressive Language
Effects of a Text-Processing Comprehension Intervention on Struggling Middle School Readers
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Amy E. Barth; Sharon Vaughn; Philip Capin; Eunsoo Cho; Stephanie Stillman-Spisak; Leticia Martinez; Heather Kincaid – Topics in Language Disorders, 2016
Purpose: We examined the effects of a text-processing reading comprehension intervention emphasizing listening comprehension and expressive language practices with middle school students with reading difficulties. Method: A total of 134 struggling readers in grades 6-8 were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 83) and control conditions (n = 51)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Listening Comprehension, Expressive Language
Improving Middle-School Students' Knowledge and Comprehension in Social Studies: A Replication
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Sharon Vaughn; Greg Roberts; Elizabeth A. Swanson; Jeanne Wanzek; Anna-Maria Fall; Stephanie J. Stillman-Spisak – Grantee Submission, 2015
This study aimed to replicate findings that demonstrated impact on students' reading comprehension and social studies content learning. Using a randomized control trial, intervention, and outcome measures, this study was replicated in 85 8th-grade social studies classes with 19 teachers. Teachers were provided professional development on…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Studies, Reading Comprehension, Grade 8
Improving Middle-School Students' Knowledge and Comprehension in Social Studies: A Replication
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Sharon Vaughn; Greg Roberts; Elizabeth A. Swanson; Jeanne Wanzek; Anna-Mária Fall; Stephanie J. Stillman-Spisak – Educational Psychology Review, 2015
This study aimed to replicate findings that demonstrated impact on students' reading comprehension and social studies content learning. Using a randomized control trial, intervention, and outcome measures, this study was replicated in 85 8th-grade social studies classes with 19 teachers. Teachers were provided professional development on…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Studies, Reading Comprehension, Grade 8