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Lisa B. Hurwitz; Kirk P. Vanacore – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Experts laud the potential of educational technology (edtech) to promote reading among students with disabilities, but supporting evidence is lacking. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Lexia® Core5® Reading edtech program (Core5) on the Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP) Growth Reading™ and easyCBM oral reading fluency performance of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
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Denton, Carolyn A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this article is to describe the current research base and identify research needs related to response to intervention (RTI) frameworks in primary-grade reading. Research is reviewed on early reading instruction and intervention, the implementation of multitiered reading interventions, and the determination of intervention…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Early Reading, Reading Instruction, Limited English Speaking
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Suggate, Sebastian P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Much is known about short-term--but very little about the long-term--effects of reading interventions. To rectify this, a detailed analysis of follow-up effects as a function of intervention, sample, and methodological variables was conducted. A total of 71 intervention-control groups were selected (N = 8,161 at posttest) from studies reporting…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Meta Analysis
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Compton, Donald L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
In this article, the authors consider the power and limitations of responsiveness-to-intervention (RTI) for reducing the need for ongoing and intensive services for the segment of the school population traditionally identified as having a learning disability in mathematics. To assess the robustness of RTI, the authors describe four studies with…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Mathematics Curriculum, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
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Tran, Loan; Sanchez, Tori; Arellano, Brenda; Swanson, H. Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
This article synthesizes the literature comparing at-risk children designated as responders and low responders to interventions in reading. The central question addressed in this review is whether individual differences in reading-related skills at pretest predict responders at posttest across a variety of interventions and sets of criteria for…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement, Pretests Posttests
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Denton, Carolyn A.; Fletcher, Jack M.; Anthony, Jason L.; Francis, David J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
To evaluate the effects of an intensive tertiary reading intervention, 27 students with severe reading difficulties and disabilities, 14 of whom had demonstrated an inadequate response to 1-2 tiers of prior reading instruction, received a 16-week intervention package involving decoding and fluency skills. The decoding intervention was provided for…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Reading Instruction, Program Evaluation