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Cervetti, Gina N.; Fitzgerald, Miranda S.; Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Hebert, Michael – Reading Psychology, 2023
We report on a meta-analysis designed to test the theory that instruction that involves direct teaching of academic vocabulary and teaching strategies to determine the meaning of unknown words develops students' abilities to infer new words' meanings and builds students' overall vocabulary knowledge. We meta-analyzed 39 experimental and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Direct Instruction
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Graham, Steve; Aitken, A. Angelique; Hebert, Michael; Camping, April; Santangelo, Tanya; Harris, Karen R.; Eustice, Kristi; Sweet, Joseph D.; Ng, Clarence – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
In this meta-analysis, we examined whether children identified with reading difficulties (RD) evidence writing difficulties. We included studies comparing children with RD with (a) typically developing peers matched on age (k = 87 studies) and (b) typically developing younger peers with similar reading capabilities (k = 24 studies). Children…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Writing Difficulties, Meta Analysis, Sentence Structure
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Graham, Steve; Fishman, Evan J.; Reid, Robert; Hebert, Michael – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2016
Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) frequently experience significant difficulty mastering basic academic skills. This meta-analysis focuses on one specific potential area of learning difficulties for these students: namely, writing. To identify the extent and depth of the potential writing challenges faced by students…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Meta Analysis, Academic Ability