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Tighe, Elizabeth L.; Kaldes, Gal; Talwar, Amani; Crossley, Scott A.; Greenberg, Daphne; Skalicky, Stephen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Comprehension monitoring is a meta-cognitive skill that is defined as the ability to self-evaluate one's comprehension of text. Although it is known that struggling adult readers are poor at monitoring their comprehension, additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying comprehension monitoring and their role in reading…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Adults, Reading Skills, Adult Literacy
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Dixon, Chris; Oxley, Emily; Nash, Hannah; Gellert, Anna Steenberg – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Traditional static tests of reading and reading-related skills offer some ability to predict future reading performance, though such screeners may misclassify children with or at risk of reading disorder (RD). Dynamic assessment (DA) is an alternative approach that measures learning potential and may be less dependent on learning background. A…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Identification, Reading Difficulties, Literature Reviews
Cho, Eunsoo; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Seethaler, Pamela M.; Fuchs, Douglas; Compton, Donald L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
We examined dynamic assessment's (DA's) added value over traditional assessments for identifying Spanish-speaking English learners' (ELs) risk for developing mathematics disabilities, as a function of the language of test administration (English vs. Spanish), type of math outcome, and EL's language dominance. At the start of first grade, ELs (N =…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Spanish Speaking