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Maria Vender; Denis Delfitto – Annals of Dyslexia, 2025
While developmental dyslexia has been extensively studied in children, research on adults is still rather limited. This paper aims to bridge the gap in existing research by presenting the findings of a study that examined the reading and spelling skills of adults with dyslexia and assessed the effectiveness of a linguistic intervention designed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Spelling
Denton, Carolyn A.; Montroy, Janelle J.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Cannon, Grace – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2021
The purpose of this feasibility study was to inform the development of an intervention to support reading and self-regulation for students with significant reading difficulties and disabilities (RDs), including dyslexia. Participants were 21 special educators, dyslexia specialists, and reading interventionists and 48 students in Grades 2 to 4.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Development, Reading Skills, Self Management
Denton, Carolyn A.; Montroy, Janelle J.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Cannon, Grace – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this feasibility study was to inform the development of an intervention to support reading and self-regulation for students with significant reading difficulties and disabilities (RDs), including dyslexia. Participants were 21 special educators, dyslexia specialists, and reading interventionists and 48 students in Grades 2 to 4.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Development, Reading Skills, Self Management
Fratto, Kim; Throndsen, Jennifer; Suddreth, Diana; Nielsen, Darin – Utah State Board of Education, 2018
The purpose of this report is to provide formative and summative feedback to the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) regarding evidence of implementation and impact for the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Pilot Program. The report, while addressing the effects of the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Pilot Program, is also designed to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, State Programs
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Stevenson, Nathan A. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2016
The current study examined the effect of a planning and goal-setting intervention in reducing latency to task engagement. This study used a multiple baseline design across participants for two seventh-grade and two eighth-grade students in a remedial reading class. The behavioral intervention was administered in small groups at the start of each…
Descriptors: Program Development, Goal Orientation, Intervention, Grade 7
Scheffelin, Margaret; Ballard, Tara – 1989
This legislative report presents the results of a pilot project conducted in eight suburban California school districts as part of an effort to develop a testing program identifying kindergartners with potential reading problems. The project was also intended to evaluate the program's effectiveness and gauge the feasibility of statewide…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Identification, Kindergarten Children, Pilot Projects
Leckie, Sheila; And Others – 1978
A team of three educators developed and implemented a reading improvement program for first through sixth grade students who displayed discrepancies between their reading achievement and reading abilities. The program involved 283 underachieving students at seven elementary schools. The goal of the program was to provide intervention strategies…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
McBain, Susan L.; And Others – 1980
Project CLASS (Competency-Based Live-Ability Skills) uses a series of 60 modules to teach life survival skills to adults with low-level reading ability--especially Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language students. Two versions of the modules have been developed: one for use with teacher-directed instruction and another for independent…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Resources, Competency Based Education