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Johny Daniel; Amy Barth; Ethan Ankrum – Reading Teacher, 2024
Reading comprehension is contingent upon the integration of various reading skills, including word reading, reading fluency, and comprehension strategies. Students who encounter challenges in both word reading and reading comprehension present an opportunity for growth across multiple reading-related domains. Recent intervention data, as…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Elementary School Students
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Johnston, Peter – Reading Teacher, 2010
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 encourages schools to use interventions to ensure that students' literacy difficulties are not instructional problems before assuming a learning disability. The law frames these interventions in two ways: as a strategy for identifying students with learning disabilities--a measurement…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Intervention, Identification, Reading Difficulties
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Mesmer, Eric M.; Mesmer, Heidi Anne E. – Reading Teacher, 2008
Since the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (2004), the use of Response to Intervention (RTI) in the identification of students suspected of having learning disabilities has been legitimized. Several professional organizations, including the International Reading Association (IRA), have recognized the importance of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Reading Teachers, Disability Identification