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Johnson, Evelyn S.; Jenkins, Joseph R.; Petscher, Yaacov; Catts, Hugh W. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2009
Screening for early reading problems is a critical step in early intervention and prevention of later reading difficulties. Evaluative frameworks for determining the utility of a screening process are presented in the literature but have not been applied to many screening measures currently in use in numerous schools across the nation. In this…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Test Validity, Reading Difficulties, Disability Identification
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Smith, Susan Lambrecht; Scott, Kathleen A.; Roberts, Jenny; Locke, John L. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2008
The importance of early identification of children at risk for reading failure is clearly established in the literature. The purpose of this longitudinal retrospective study was to further define the relationship between the development of prereading skills and later reading outcome in two groups of children; a group of reading-disabled children…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Failure, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten
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Fuchs, Douglas; Deshler, Donald D. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
During the past several years, one of the most frequently addressed topics at conferences and in professional journals is responsiveness to intervention (RTI). This is because it is viewed by many as a new way to think about both early intervention and disability identification. Despite its relative newness, a subset of RTI proponents contend…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Academic Achievement