ERIC Number: EJ893977
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0922-4777
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Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in the Upper Elementary Grades: A Synthesis of 20 Years of Research
Wanzek, Jeanne; Wexler, Jade; Vaughn, Sharon; Ciullo, Stephen
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v23 n8 p889-912 Sep 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 effects for comprehension interventions on researcher-developed comprehension measures. Word recognition interventions yielded small to moderate effects on a range of reading outcomes. Few studies were located implementing vocabulary and multi-component interventions.
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Word Recognition, Grade 5, Grade 4, Learning Disabilities, Outcomes of Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Literature Reviews, Research Reports, Reading Research, Synthesis, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction
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Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5
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Language: English
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