ERIC Number: EJ683549
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0279-6015
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The Impact of a Structured Reading Curriculum and Repeated Reading on the Performance of Junior High Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Strong, Amanda C.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Falk, Katherine B.; Lane, Kathleen L.
School Psychology Review, v33 n4 p561-581 2004
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) frequently exhibit academic deficits alongside their behavioral deficits, particularly in the area of reading; however, there are very few studies examining ways to address the reading problems of this population of students at the middle and high school level. This study examined the effect of a repeated reading intervention in conjunction with an emperically valid reading program on the reading fluency of junior high students identified with E/BD. First, the teacher implemented the Corrective Reading curriculum on a classwide basis. Next, a multiple baseline design across student groups was used to evaluate the impact of a repeated reading intervention on various fluency measures. Data showed increased reading fluency following the implementation of the repeated reading intervention. Limitation and future directions are discussed.
Descriptors: Intervention, Corrective Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Fluency, Behavior Disorders, Reading Difficulties, Middle School Students, Student Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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