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Didion, Lisa; Toste, Jessica R.; Benz, Sarah A. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2020
We report findings from multiple baseline design studies examining the effects of a program ("Data Mountain") to improve the oral reading fluency (ORF) performance of 12 third-grade students with significant reading difficulties. The Data Mountain program guided students through self-monitoring, goal setting, and motivation training…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Pilot Projects
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Miciak, Jeremy; Roberts, Garrett; Taylor, W. Pat; Solis, Michael; Ahmed, Yusra; Vaughn, Sharon; Fletcher, Jack M. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2018
We examined the effectiveness of a researcher-provided reading intervention with 484 fourth graders with significant reading difficulties. Students were randomly assigned to one year of intervention, two years of intervention, or a business-as-usual comparison condition (BAU). Students assigned to two years of intervention demonstrated…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Implementation, Intervention, Reading Difficulties
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Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Gallagher, Kathleen; Ginsberg, Marnie C.; Amendum, Steve; Kainz, Kirsten; Rose, Jason; Burchinal, Margaret – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
With the advent of "Response to Intervention" there has been emphasis on preventing reading disabilities. This study examined the effectiveness of a classroom teacher Tier II intervention for struggling readers in kindergarten and first grade called the Targeted Reading Intervention. Three rural schools were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Rural Schools, Intervention, Kindergarten
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Calhoon, Mary Beth; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Greenberg, Daphne; King, Amber; Avalos, Annalise – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a supplemental peer-tutoring reading program on phonological and reading fluency skills of first graders (N=78) who were in predominantly Hispanic Title 1 classrooms. Sixty-eight percent of the students were Hispanic, all were English speaking. Six classrooms were randomly assigned to either…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Hispanic American Students, Grade 1, Learning Strategies