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Reading Instruction for English Learners with Learning Disabilities: What Do We Already Know, and What Do We Still Need to Learn?
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Hall, Colby; Steinle, Paul K.; Vaughn, Sharon – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2019
This paper reviews findings from four research syntheses that report the effects of academic language and/or reading interventions on language and reading outcomes for English learners who have or are at risk for learning difficulties. Studies included in the syntheses varied in research design and addressed multiple areas of reading and language.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, English Language Learners, Learning Disabilities, At Risk Students
Current Evidence on the Effects of Intensive Early Reading Interventions
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Wanzek, Jeanne; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Williams, Kelly J.; Scammacca, Nancy; Vaughn, Sharon; Sargent, Katherine – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Many students at risk for or identified with reading disabilities need intensive reading interventions. This meta-analysis provides an update to the Wanzek and Vaughn synthesis on intensive early reading interventions. Effects from 25 reading intervention studies are analyzed to examine the overall effect of intensive early reading interventions…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Early Intervention, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students
Current Evidence on the Effects of Intensive Early Reading Interventions
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Wanzek, Jeanne; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Williams, Kelly J.; Scammacca, Nancy; Vaughn, Sharon; Sargent, Katherine – Grantee Submission, 2018
Many students at-risk for or identified with reading disabilities need intensive reading interventions. This meta-analysis provides an update to the Wanzek and Vaughn (2007) synthesis on intensive early reading interventions. Effects from 25 reading intervention studies are analyzed to examine the overall effect of intensive early reading…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Early Intervention, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students
A Synthesis of Reading and Spelling Interventions and Their Effects on Spelling Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Williams, Kelly J.; Walker, Melodee A.; Vaughn, Sharon; Wanzek, Jeanne – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Spelling is one of the most challenging areas for students with learning disabilities (LD), and improving spelling outcomes for these students is of high importance. In this synthesis, we examined the effects of spelling and reading interventions on spelling outcomes for students with LD in Grades K through 12. A systematic search of peer-reviewed…
Descriptors: Spelling, Reading Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Intervention
Is a Three-Tier Reading Intervention Model Associated with Reduced Placement in Special Education?
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Wanzek, Jeanne; Vaughn, Sharon – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
Patterns of identification for special education services across three cohorts of students in kindergarten through third grade before and after implementation of a schoolwide, three-tier reading prevention model in one large school district are reported. The first cohort of students represents a historical control group that did not participate in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Student Placement, At Risk Students
Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction, Grades K-3
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Vaughn, Sharon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
Get your reading program on the right track using research-based teaching strategies from this helpful guide. Learn what you need to know about five essential elements of reading, why you should teach them, and how. A treasure chest of research-based instructional activities helps you: (1) Build students phonemic awareness; (2) Teach phonics and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Phonemic Awareness, Teaching Methods, Phonemics
Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction for English Language Learners, Grades K-4
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Vaughn, Sharon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
At last, a truly helpful, practical guide for K-4 teachers who want to ensure that their approach to teaching young English language learners is based on research and grounded in proven classroom practices. The authors of ASCD's best-selling book "Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction, Grades K-3" explain how you can help the English…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Second Language Learning
Kindergarten Reading Interventions for At-Risk Students: Twenty Years of Research
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Cavanaugh, Christie L.; Kim, Ae-Hwa; Wanzek, Jeanne; Vaughn, Sharon – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2004
Findings from a synthesis of 27 intervention studies that examined the effects of school-based reading interventions for kindergarten students at-risk for reading difficulties are reported. Results indicated that reading interventions were effective for improving reading outcomes for kindergarten students with disabilities and those at-risk for…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Early Intervention, Prevention