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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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Coyne, Michael D.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Loftus-Rattan, Susan M.; Baker, Doris L.; Ware, Sharon M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2022
We evaluated the long-term effects of a supplemental, small-group kindergarten vocabulary intervention in fall and spring of first grade and winter of second grade. Participants included students from two studies, an initial efficacy study and a subsequent replication study, identified as at risk for language and learning difficulties, who were…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Vocabulary Development, Grade 1, Grade 2
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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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Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Wanzek, Jeanne; Petscher, Yaacov; Fluhler, Sally; Rivas, Brenna; Russell Freudenthal, Dayna – Topics in Language Disorders, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a virtual intensive reading intervention embedded with mindset training compared with typical reading instruction in a business-as-usual (BAU) condition delivered to fourth-grade students with or at risk for reading disabilities. After screening, the 59 participants were stratified and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students
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Tambyraja, Sherine R.; Schmitt, Mary Beth – Topics in Language Disorders, 2020
Children with language impairment (LI) are at an elevated risk for reading difficulties, particularly if their language difficulties are present at the time of formal schooling entry. Learning to read is heavily dependent on linguistic knowledge, specifically phonological knowledge for word decoding and language comprehension for reading…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Literacy
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Wright, Jim; Sohlberg, McKay Moore; Watson-Stites, Ryann; McCart, Melissa – Topics in Language Disorders, 2020
Purpose: This retrospective case series utilized clinical data mining (CDM) to understand the potential key components in an integrated treatment approach delivered by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) treating adolescents experiencing persistent cognitive effects postconcussion. The first purpose was to describe the profiles of students treated…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Adolescents, Head Injuries
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Zajic, Matthew; Dunn, Michael; Berninger, Virginia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
This study investigated literacy learning in students with specific kinds of language challenges at a specific stage of schooling--transition to high school--when the language requirements of the curriculum can be especially challenging. For this exploratory research, a case study approach was adopted that compared 2 adolescent boys both with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Oral Language, Written Language