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Paige, David D.; Smith, Grant; Rupley, William; Wells, Will – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2021
This cross-sectional study measures decoding and fluent reading skills of a random sample of 250 first- through third-grade students attending a high-SES school. Growth was compared between proficient and struggling readers with results showing the latter group significantly behind their higher attaining peers on all measures. When student…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Skills, Skill Development, Decoding (Reading)
McIntyre, Nancy S.; Grimm, Ryan P.; Solari, Emily J.; Zajic, Matthew C.; Mundy, Peter C. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: Extant research indicates that children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without an intellectual disability (ID) often experience difficulty comprehending written texts that is unexpected in comparison with their cognitive abilities. This study investigated the development of two key skills, narrative and inference…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Adolescents
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Diamond, Elena; Furlong, Michael J.; Quirk, Matthew – Contemporary School Psychology, 2016
This study investigated associations between school-readiness patterns of Latino students and their subsequent academic achievement. After identifying a subgroup of students with academic risk at kindergarten entry who showed signs of later average or better academic skill development, academic data were gathered to explore how this group of…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students