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Louick, Rebecca; Emery, Alyssa; Muenks, Katherine; O'Grady, Madeline – Topics in Language Disorders, 2023
Evidence indicates that well-planned vocabulary interventions can be highly effective in helping students with language-based learning disabilities to develop the necessary vocabulary skills for literacy success. Although many researchers recognize the general importance of attending to psychological factors such as student motivation in…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Students with Disabilities, At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities
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Cho, Eunsoo; Dahl-Leonard, Katlynn; Kehoe, Karen; Capin, Philip; Hall, Colby; Solari, Emily – Topics in Language Disorders, 2023
The purposes of this study were to (a) describe the extent to which motivational practices are incorporated in foundational reading interventions for students with or at risk for dyslexia in kindergarten through Grade 5 (K-5) and (b) explore whether the presence and type of motivational practices (i.e., supports vs. strategies) within foundational…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Young Children, Dyslexia
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Westby, Carol; Wilson, Deborah – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
This review article starts with an overview of changing education paradigms and the literature on cognitive and linguistic relationships in imaginative play related to comprehension of oral and written texts. Strategies for developing the cognitive and linguistic foundations for text comprehension through play are described. A review of current…
Descriptors: Imagination, Play, Deafness, Hearing Impairments