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Download full textBresina, Britta Cook; Baker, Kristi; Donegan, Rachel; Whaley, Victoria M. – Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2018
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-level framework designed to prevent academic failure and remediate areas of deficit. It is a framework to support students for whom generally effective practices have been insufficient. Its inclusion in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; U. S. Department of Education, 2004) identified…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Secondary School Students, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension
Braun, Gina; Austin, Christy; Ledbetter-Cho, Katherine – Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2017
The National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention (NCLII), a consortium funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), prepares special education leaders to become experts in research on intensive intervention for students with disabilities who have persistent and severe academic (e.g., reading and math) and behavioral…
Descriptors: Intervention, Special Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Foorman, Barbara R.; Petscher, Yaacov; Schatschneider, Chris – Florida Center for Reading Research, 2015
The grades K-2 Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) Reading Assessment (FRA) consists of computer-adaptive alphabetic and oral language screening tasks that provide a Probability of Literacy Success (PLS) linked to grade-level performance (i.e., the 40th percentile) on the word reading (in kindergarten) or reading comprehension (in grades…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Tests, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Peer reviewedJordan, Michael P. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1994
Claims that complex noun phrases in technical writing materials present major comprehension difficulties for a variety of readers. Establishes methods for paraphrasing complex noun phrases into shorter and simpler structures. Applies principles outlined to a short legal text. (HB)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Higher Education, Nouns, Phrase Structure
Cadenhead, Kenneth – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Discusses the history of the development of the measurement of reading levels and current criticism of the use of reading levels. Also discusses the relationship between a teacher's effectiveness as a reading instructor and the teacher's understanding about the concept of reading levels. Includes suggestions for change and a list of references.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Nessel, Denise – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Reading comprehension is often tested by teachers through verbal questioning of students on a literal, interpretive, or evaluative level. The drawbacks of this method are that it often doesn't develop understanding or require interpretation. Presents an example of how to develop thinking and comprehension through a questioning strategy focused on…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Assessment
Hathaway, Michael D. – Educational Technology, 1984
Reviews research findings on variables in computer screen displays and their effects on learning for use by purchasers or designers of computer systems for instructional purposes. Variables discussed include fatigue, density of displayed text, scrolling, upper-case vesus upper- and lower-case lettering, letter size, and graphics. Ten references…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Design Requirements
