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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
Swanson, Elizabeth; Vaughn, Sharon; Fall, Anna-Maria; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Stewart, Alicia A.; Capin, Philip; Roberts, Greg – Grantee Submission, 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
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Capin, Philip; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Stewart, Alicia A.; Swanson, Elizabeth; Vaughn, Sharon – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
Teaching vocabulary and reading comprehension during social studies instruction is critical for reading development and the acquisition of content knowledge. This study systematically investigated how elementary teachers integrate vocabulary and reading comprehension instruction during social studies teaching, as well as the extent to which this…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction
Capin, Philip; Stevens, Elizabeth A.; Stewart, Alicia A.; Swanson, Elizabeth; Vaughn, Sharon – Grantee Submission, 2020
Teaching vocabulary and reading comprehension during social studies instruction is critical for reading development and the acquisition of content knowledge. This study systematically investigated how elementary teachers integrate vocabulary and reading comprehension instruction during social studies teaching, as well as the extent to which this…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction
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Scammacca, Nancy; Fall, Anna-Mária; Capin, Philip; Roberts, Greg; Swanson, Elizabeth – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Despite focused efforts, achievement gaps remain a problem in America's education system, especially those between students from higher and lower income families. Continued work on reducing these gaps benefits from an understanding of students' reading and math growth from typical school instruction and how growth differs based on initial…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gap, Elementary School Students
Scammacca, Nancy; Fall, Anna-Mária; Capin, Phillip; Roberts, Greg; Swanson, Elizabeth – Grantee Submission, 2020
Despite focused efforts, achievement gaps remain a problem in the America's education system, especially those between students from higher and lower income families. Continued work on reducing these gaps benefits from an understanding of students' reading and math growth from typical school instruction and how growth differs based on initial…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gap, Elementary School Students