ERIC Number: EJ1192398
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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Enhancing Accessibility for Students with Decoding Difficulties on Large-Scale Reading Assessments
Gandhi, Allison Gruner; Ogut, Burhan; Stein, Laura; Bzura, Robin; Danielson, Louis
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v51 n6 p540-551 Nov-Dec 2018
This study reports findings from studies examining potential read-aloud accommodations on standardized reading comprehension assessments for students with decoding difficulties. Three types of accommodations were evaluated: question stems and answer options read aloud; question stems, answer options, and proper nouns read aloud; and full read-aloud. Drawing from a sample of 207 fourth-grade students with and without decoding difficulties, we used 3-level hierarchical linear modeling to assess whether there were significant differences between students with and without decoding difficulties in the effect of each accommodation relative to no accommodation. Analyses showed that, for the students with decoding difficulties, all 3 read-aloud accommodations had significant effects when compared with no accommodation at all, and these effects were significantly larger than for average readers (effect sizes: 0.49, 0.55, and 0.50, respectively). When non-individualized education program students were excluded from the group of students with decoding difficulties, the effect sizes became notably larger. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED581650.]
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Testing Accommodations, Reading Difficulties, Decoding (Reading), Measurement, Standardized Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Differences, Individualized Education Programs, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Diagnostic Reading Battery
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A120110
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