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How Initial Word Reading and Language Skills Affect Reading Comprehension Outcomes for Students with Reading Difficulties
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Vaughn, Sharon; Roberts, Greg; Capin, Philip; Miciak, Jeremy; Cho, Eunsoo; Fletcher, Jack M. – Exceptional Children, 2019
This study examined how differences in listening comprehension and word reading at the beginning of the school year influence changes in reading comprehension for English learners (ELs) with significant reading difficulties compared to non-ELs with significant reading difficulties. The study investigated heterogeneity in response to instruction…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Vocabulary Development, Language Skills, Reading Comprehension
Examining the Effects of a Tier 2 Reading Comprehension Intervention Aligned to Tier 1 Instruction for Fourth-Grade Struggling Readers
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Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Vaughn, Sharon; Swanson, Elizabeth; Scammacca, Nancy – Exceptional Children, 2020
This article presents findings from a quasiexperimental study examining the effects of a Tier 2 intervention aligned to Tier 1 instruction, a nonaligned Tier 2 intervention, and a business-as-usual (BAU) comparison on the content knowledge, vocabulary, and reading outcomes of fourth-grade struggling readers. In the aligned condition, teachers were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Response to Intervention, Reading Comprehension
The Differential Efficacy of a Professional Development Model on Reading Outcomes for Students with and without Disabilities
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Swanson, Elizabeth; Vaughn, Sharon; Fall, Anna-Maria; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Stewart, Alicia A.; Capin, Philip; Roberts, Greg – Exceptional Children, 2021
This study examined the differential effects of Strategies for Reading Informational Text and Vocabulary Effectively (STRIVE) on the vocabulary, reading comprehension, and content learning among 4,757 fourth-grade students with and without disabilities. Schools were assigned to one of three conditions: researcher-supported professional development…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Students with Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
Collaborative Strategic Reading for Students with Learning Disabilities in Upper Elementary Classrooms
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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
Effects of a Tier 2 Supplemental Reading Intervention for At-Risk Fourth-Grade Students
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Ritchey, Kristen D.; Silverman, Rebecca D.; Montanaro, Elizabeth A.; Speece, Deborah L.; Schatschneider, Christopher – Exceptional Children, 2012
This study investigated a Tier 2 intervention in the context of a response-to-intervention (RTI) model for 123 fourth-grade students identified as having a high probability of reading failure. A randomized control trial was used to evaluate the effects of a 24-session multicomponent supplemental intervention targeting fluency and expository…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intervention, Supplementary Education, Supplementary Reading Materials
Repeated Reading versus Continuous Reading: Influences on Reading Fluency and Comprehension
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O'Connor, Rollanda E.; White, Annika; Swanson, H. Lee – Exceptional Children, 2007
In this research we evaluated two methods to improve the reading fluency of struggling readers. Poor readers in Grades 2 and 4 with (n = 17) and without (n = 20) learning disabilities were randomly assigned to one of two fluency practice variations or to a control group. Students in the treatments practiced reading aloud under repeated or…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Improvement