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Direct linkRoberts, Carly A.; Leko, Melinda M.; Wilkerson, Kimber L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
This article reports findings from a literature review on literacy instruction for adolescents with significant cognitive disabilities. Nineteen empirical studies published between 1975 and 2011 were included in the review and analyzed based on characteristics of interventions. The results were examined to determine whether the state of research…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Adolescents, Mental Retardation, Intervention
Peer reviewedMefferd, Peggy E.; Pettegrew, Barbara S. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1997
Implements a literature-based instructional intervention using a series of high interest, predictable trade books. Engages students in story reading supported by teacher modeling of fluent reading, repeated and choral reading of predictable text, and use of multiple cues in written language. Indicates students gained in reading fluency and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Developmental Disabilities, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Intervention
