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Austin, Christy R.; Vaughn, Sharon; Clemens, Nathan H.; Pustejovsky, James E.; Boucher, Alexis N. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2022
This within-subjects experimental study investigated the relative effects of word reading and word meaning instruction (WR+WM) compared to word-reading instruction alone (WR) on the accuracy, fluency, and word meaning knowledge of 4th-5th graders with dyslexia. We matched word lists on syllables, phonemes, frequency, number of definitions, and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Accuracy
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Vaughn, Sharon; Roberts, Garrett J.; Miciak, Jeremy; Taylor, Pat; Fletcher, Jack M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
We examine the efficacy of an intervention to improve word reading and reading comprehension in fourth- and fifth-grade students with significant reading problems. Using a randomized control trial design, we compare the fourth- and fifth-grade reading outcomes of students with severe reading difficulties who were provided a researcher-developed…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Word Recognition, Reading Comprehension
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Boardman, Alison G.; Vaughn, Sharon; Buckley, Pamela; Reutebuch, Colleen; Roberts, Greg; Klingner, Janette – Exceptional Children, 2016
Sixty fourth- and fifth-grade general education teachers were randomly assigned to teach Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR; Klingner, Vaughn, Boardman, & Swanson, 2012), a set of reading comprehension strategies, or to a business-as-usual comparison group. Results demonstrate that students with learning disabilities (LD) who received CSR…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Strategies
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Swanson, Elizabeth A.; Vaughn, Sharon – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This study documents the amount and quality of reading instruction provided to second- through fifth-grade students with learning disabilities provided resource-room services. Reading instruction provided by 10 special education resource-room teachers was observed. Findings reveal that teachers and students were on task during instructional time…
Descriptors: Class Size, Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Vocabulary
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Wanzek, Jeanne; Wexler, Jade; Vaughn, Sharon; Ciullo, Stephen – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2010
A synthesis of the extant research on reading interventions for students with reading difficulties and disabilities in fourth and fifth grade (ages 9-11) is presented. Thirteen studies with treatment/comparison study designs and eleven single group or single subject studies were located and synthesized. Findings from the 24 studies revealed high…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Word Recognition, Grade 5, Grade 4
James-Burdumy, Susanne; Myers, David; Deke, John; Mansfield, Wendy; Gersten, Russell; Dimino, Joseph; Dole, Jan; Liang, Lauren; Vaughn, Sharon; Edmonds, Meaghan – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2006
This report lays out the design for the Evaluation of Reading Comprehension Interventions, which is assessing supplemental reading comprehension programs for fifth-grade students in Title I schools. The key design parameters are described. The report itself provides the rationale for these decisions and discusses design and measurement issues,…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Data Analysis, Sample Size, Reading Instruction