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View article: Exploring School and Home Contributions to Reading Growth Within a High-Impact Tutoring Program in High-Needs Schools
Exploring School and Home Contributions to Reading Growth Within a High-Impact Tutoring Program in High-Needs Schools Open
View article: Independent Researcher Review of Commercial Reading Screening Assessment Suites May 2025
Independent Researcher Review of Commercial Reading Screening Assessment Suites May 2025 Open
Most states require schools to screen students for early signs of reading difficulties in Kindergarten through third grade. The purpose of this screening is to provide more effective and targeted reading instruction in the earlier grades t…
View article: Academic language use in middle school informational writing
Academic language use in middle school informational writing Open
Background Learning to write the complex academic language (AL) associated with a discipline (like science) is a critical task in education, with middle school being a key developmental period. However, we need more research to guide how w…
View article: New and Not‐Well‐Known Research about Reading Disabilities: Teachers Want to Know
New and Not‐Well‐Known Research about Reading Disabilities: Teachers Want to Know Open
Laws, practices, and research about reading difficulties have been gradually and rapidly changing since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1974. It is difficult for schools to keep up, especially when it take…
View article: Uses and Misuses of Commercial Reading Assessment: An Applied Framework for Decision Making in Grades K through 6
Uses and Misuses of Commercial Reading Assessment: An Applied Framework for Decision Making in Grades K through 6 Open
The purpose of this article was to offer guidance to educators in evaluating the strengths, weaknesses, and most effective uses of commercial reading assessment suites. We provide three resources to help educators who are responsible for m…
View article: Trends in Special Education Identification During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Michigan
Trends in Special Education Identification During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Michigan Open
We use data from Michigan and an interrupted time series (ITS) strategy to show how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted new special education classifications and discontinuations.We find a substantial decrease in K-5 classifications and discont…
View article: The Validity of Two Tests of Silent Reading Fluency: A Meta-Analytic Review
The Validity of Two Tests of Silent Reading Fluency: A Meta-Analytic Review Open
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the potential of two silent reading fluency measures as indicators of reading competence. Specifically, we analyzed score differences between the Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency (…
View article: An evaluation of a decision‐making model on preservice teachers' instructional decision‐making from curriculum‐based measurement progress monitoring graphs
An evaluation of a decision‐making model on preservice teachers' instructional decision‐making from curriculum‐based measurement progress monitoring graphs Open
The current study used a randomized control trial to evaluate a decision‐making model on special education preservice candidates' instructional decision‐making and self‐reported confidence ratings when analyzing graphed student data. Thirt…
View article: Academic Language Use in Middle School Informational Writing
Academic Language Use in Middle School Informational Writing Open
Background: Learning to write the complex academic language associated with a discipline (like science) is a critical task in education, with middle school being a key developmental period. However, we need more research to guide how we as…
View article: Comparing the Cost-Accuracy Ratios of Multiple Approaches to Reading Screening in Elementary Schools
Comparing the Cost-Accuracy Ratios of Multiple Approaches to Reading Screening in Elementary Schools Open
Elementary schools administer reading screening assessments to identify students in need of remedial instruction. However, the administration of additional assessments comes at an opportunity cost and it is currently unclear the extent to …
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View article: Proof-of-concept evaluation of a decision-making algorithm.
Proof-of-concept evaluation of a decision-making algorithm. Open
View article: A Multidisciplinary Replication of Upper’s (1974) Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of Writer’s Block
A Multidisciplinary Replication of Upper’s (1974) Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of Writer’s Block Open
View article: Examining general and specific factors in the dimensionality of oral language and reading in 4th–10th grades.
Examining general and specific factors in the dimensionality of oral language and reading in 4th–10th grades. Open
The objective of this study was to explore dimensions of oral language and reading and their influence on reading comprehension in a relatively understudied population-adolescent readers in 4th through 10th grades. The current study employ…
View article: The structure of oral language and reading and their relation to comprehension in Kindergarten through Grade 2
The structure of oral language and reading and their relation to comprehension in Kindergarten through Grade 2 Open