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Solís, Michael; Vaughn, Sharon; Scammacca, Nancy – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2015
This experimental study examined the efficacy of a multicomponent reading intervention compared to a control condition on the reading comprehension of adolescent students with low reading comprehension (more than 1½ standard deviations below normative sample). Ninth-grade students were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 25) and comparison (n =…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
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Warnick, Kristan; Caldarella, Paul – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2016
This study examined the effectiveness of a multisensory phonics-based reading remediation program for adolescent delinquents classified as poor readers living at a residential treatment center. We used a pretest--posttest control group design with random assignment. The treatment group participated in a 30-hr multisensory phonics reading…
Descriptors: Phonics, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Calderone, Cynthia; Bennett, Susan V.; Homan, Susan; Dedrick, Robert F.; Chatfield, Anne – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2009
The purpose of this quantitative study, funded by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) through Just Read, Florida!, was to investigate the use of Tune in[TM] to Reading, an innovative reading intervention, with struggling adolescent readers in the juvenile justice system. One hundred and three students who exhibited issues ranging from…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Residential Institutions, Secondary Education, Antisocial Behavior