ERIC Number: EJ1432894
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5684
Supporting Reading Comprehension for Students with Inattention
Alicia A. Stewart; Elizabeth Swanson
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v56 n5 p386-395 2024
Although many students struggle to comprehend text, some populations of students are particularly impacted. Students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), for example, perform lower on working memory measures, which can make reading comprehension even more difficult (Gropper & Tannock, 2009). Inattention, specifically, appears to be related to lower reading outcomes given that students with high levels of inattention tend to earn lower scores on reading comprehension measures than students with hyperactivity alone (e.g., Pham, 2016). In addition, students with high levels of inattention tend to have similar word reading abilities as their typically developing peers, yet they perform below their peers on measures of fluency and reading comprehension (Ghelani et al., 2004; Martinussen & Mackenzie, 2015). In the following article, the authors share a set of instructional practices that can be done before, during, and after reading to support reading comprehension for students with inattention.
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention, Students with Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
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