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Linking Behavioral and Computational Approaches to Better Understand Variant Vowel Pronunciations in Developing Readers
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Compton, Donald L.; Steacy, Laura M.; Petscher, Yaacov; Rueckl, Jay G.; Landi, Nicole; Pugh, Ken R. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2019
The overarching goal of the new Florida State University/Haskins Laboratory/University of Connecticut Learning Disability (LD) Hub project is to align computational and behavioral theories of individual word reading development more closely with the challenges of learning to read a quasi-regular orthography (i.e., English) for both typically…
Descriptors: Vowels, Pronunciation, Individual Differences, Learning Disabilities
Peer Effects on Vocabulary Knowledge: A Linear Quantile Mixed-Modeling Approach
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Quinn, Jamie M.; Folsom, Jessica Sidler; Petscher, Yaacov – Education Sciences, 2018
Do your peers in the classroom have an effect on your vocabulary learning? The purpose of this study was to determine if group-level peer characteristics and group-level peer achievement account for individual-level differences in vocabulary achievement using a large sample of students in kindergarten through second grade (n = 389,917). We applied…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Vocabulary Development, Student Characteristics, Achievement
The Effect of e-Book Vocabulary Instruction on Spanish-English Speaking Children
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Wood, Carla; Fitton, Lisa; Petscher, Yaacov; Rodriguez, Estrella; Sunderman, Gretchen; Lim, Taehyeong – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of an intensive vocabulary intervention embedded in e-books on the vocabulary skills of young Spanish-English speaking English learners (ELs) from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds. Method: Children (N = 288) in kindergarten and 1st grade were randomly assigned to treatment and read-only…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Vocabulary Development, Bilingual Students
The Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Knowledge of Children with Poor Reading Comprehension Despite Adequate Decoding: Evidence from a Regression-Based Matching Approach
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Spencer, Mercedes; Wagner, Richard K.; Petscher, Yaacov – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
The present study examined the reading comprehension and receptive vocabulary skills of children with poor reading comprehension despite adequate decoding using a regression-based matching technique. Participants included five cohorts of children who were identified as typical readers (N = 70,493 - 75,553) or as children with specific reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Reading Difficulties, Decoding (Reading)
The Effect of e-Book Vocabulary Instruction on Spanish-English Speaking Children
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Wood, Carla; Fitton, Lisa; Petscher, Yaacov; Rodriguez, Estrella; Sunderman, Gretchen; Lim, Taehyeong – Grantee Submission, 2018
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of an intensive vocabulary intervention embedded in e-books on the vocabulary skills of young Spanish-English speaking English Learners (ELs) from low SES backgrounds. Methods: Children (288) in kindergarten and first grade were randomly assigned to treatment and read-only conditions. All children…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Vocabulary Development, Bilingual Students
Incorporating RTI in a Hybrid Model of Reading Disability
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Spencer, Mercedes; Wagner, Richard K.; Schatschneider, Christopher; Quinn, Jamie M.; Lopez, Danielle; Petscher, Yaacov – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
The present study seeks to evaluate a hybrid model of identification that incorporates response to instruction and intervention (RTI) as one of the key symptoms of reading disability. The 1-year stability of alternative operational definitions of reading disability was examined in a large-scale sample of students who were followed longitudinally…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Response to Intervention, Models, Longitudinal Studies