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Direct linkSharon Vaughn; Greg Roberts; Elizabeth A. Swanson; Jeanne Wanzek; Anna-Mária Fall; Stephanie J. Stillman-Spisak – Educational Psychology Review, 2015
This study aimed to replicate findings that demonstrated impact on students' reading comprehension and social studies content learning. Using a randomized control trial, intervention, and outcome measures, this study was replicated in 85 8th-grade social studies classes with 19 teachers. Teachers were provided professional development on…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Social Studies, Reading Comprehension, Grade 8
Download full textJeanne Wanzek; Elizabeth Swanson; Sharon Vaughn; Greg Roberts; Anna-Mária Fall – Grantee Submission, 2016
This study investigated the effects of Promoting Adolescent Comprehension Through Text (PACT), a content knowledge and comprehension treatment for English learner and non-English learner students with disabilities who were provided instruction in general education social studies classrooms. Eighth-grade students with disabilities in the treatment…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Reading Comprehension, Students with Disabilities, Teaching Methods
Jeanne Wanzek; Elizabeth Swanson; Sharon Vaughn; Greg Roberts; Anna-Mária Fall – Exceptional Children, 2016
This study investigated the effects of Promoting Adolescent Comprehension Through Text (PACT), a content knowledge and comprehension treatment for English learner and non--English learner students with disabilities who were provided instruction in general education social studies classrooms. Eighth-grade students with disabilities in the treatment…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Social Studies
Sharon Vaughn; Leticia R. Martinez; Jeanne Wanzek; Greg Roberts; Elizabeth Swanson; Anna-Mária Fall – Grantee Submission, 2017
Supporting the reading comprehension and content knowledge acquisition of English language learners (ELs) requires instructional practices that continue beyond developing the foundational skills of reading. In particular, the challenges ELs face highlight the importance of teaching reading comprehension practices in the middle grades through…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Course Content, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Sharon Vaughn; Leticia R. Martinez; Jeanne Wanzek; Greg Roberts; Elizabeth Swanson; Anna-Mária Fall – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Supporting the reading comprehension and content knowledge acquisition of English language learners (ELs) requires instructional practices that continue beyond developing the foundational skills of reading. In particular, the challenges ELs face highlight the importance of teaching reading comprehension practices in the middle grades through…
Descriptors: Course Content, Social Studies, Grade 8, Middle School Teachers
