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Hale, Suzan L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of using thematic units in small group instructional settings for struggling readers to increase oral language in the areas of receptive, expressive, and written vocabulary. This research examined the efficacy of using thematic units in small group instructional settings for struggling readers…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Student Attitudes, Enrichment Activities
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Mechling, Linda C.; Gast, David L.; Thompson, Kimberly L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
This study compared the effectiveness of SMART Board, interactive whiteboard technology and traditional flash cards in teaching reading in a small-group instructional arrangement. Three students with moderate intellectual disabilities were taught to read grocery store aisle marker words under each condition. Observational learning (students…
Descriptors: Reading, Moderate Mental Retardation, Sight Vocabulary, Observational Learning
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Wile, Tammy L.; Borowsky, Ron – Brain and Language, 2004
The present research investigated the relationship between Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) performance, letter-string reading measures of sight vocabulary (SV) and phonetic decoding (PD), and lexical decision. Criterion-based naming rates were obtained from three types of RAN tasks: digits, letters, and letter sounds. Latency measures were obtained…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Measures (Individuals), Comparative Analysis, Word Recognition