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Williamson, Pamela; Carnahan, Christina R.; Jacobs, Jennifer A. – Exceptional Children, 2012
Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, this study sought to understand what influences reading comprehension and how meaning is made from text among high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using a think-aloud procedure, 13 individuals ages 7-13 with ASD read 16 passages at their instructional reading level.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis
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Jitendra, Asha K.; Burgess, Clare; Gajria, Meenakshi – Exceptional Children, 2011
Educators have widely used cognitive strategy instruction to address reading comprehension deficits evidenced by students with learning disabilities. However, no one has yet conducted a review of the quality of this literature. This review applies the quality indicators advocated by Gersten et al. (2005) and Horner et al. (2005) to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Effect Size, Cognitive Processes