ERIC Number: EJ1367327
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4780
Sustaining the Use of Evidence-Based Tier 1 Literacy Practices That Benefit Students with Disabilities
Wexler, Jade; Swanson, Elizabeth; Shelton, Alexandra; Kurz, Leigh Ann; Bray, Laura; Hogan, Erin
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v56 n2 p145-160 Mar-Apr 2023
The adoption and sustainability of evidence-based Tier 1 literacy practices in secondary content-area classes is important to improve reading success for students with learning disabilities. We conducted an exploratory multiple-case study investigating teachers' adoption and sustained use of evidence-based Tier 1 literacy practices that benefit students with learning disabilities. The study was conducted within the context of an adolescent literacy model demonstration project funded by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (i.e., Promoting Adolescents' Comprehension of Text [PACT] Plus). Interviews were conducted with two administrators and seven teachers who sustained implementation of the PACT practices beyond 1 year of researcher support. Analyses revealed practice and school-level factors that influenced teachers' sustained use of the practices. We used findings from this study to propose a model of sustainability of Tier 1 evidence-based literacy practices used to improve outcomes for students with learning disabilities. Limitations and implications for future research are provided.
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Literacy Education, Students with Disabilities, Program Implementation, Sustainability, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Teaching Methods, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: H326M150016