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Professional Development in Scientifically Based Reading Instruction: Teacher Knowledge and Reading Outcomes
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Podhajski, Blanche; Mather, Nancy; Nathan, Jane; Sammons, Janice – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
This article reviews the literature and presents data from a study that examined the effects of professional development in scientifically based reading instruction on teacher knowledge and student reading outcomes. The experimental group consisted of four first- and second-grade teachers and their students (n = 33). Three control teachers and…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Teacher Characteristics, Oral Reading, Phonemics
A Path Analysis of Reading Comprehension for Adults with Low Literacy
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Mellard, Daryl F.; Fall, Emily; Woods, Kari L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
Adult literacy interventions often rely on models of reading validated with children or adult populations with a broad range of reading abilities. Such models do not fully satisfy the need for intervention research and development for adults with low literacy. Thus, the authors hypothesized that a model representing the relationship between…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Adult Basic Education, Path Analysis, Adult Literacy
Phonemic Analysis and How It Relates to Reading.
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Williams, Joanna P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
The article reviews research on phonemic analysis in beginning reading instruction. Research is of two types: (1) evidence that children with reading difficulties also have difficulties analyzing the phonological structure of speech; and (2) data showing that training for awareness of phonemic segments can help in learning to read. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Intervention, Phonemic Awareness, Phonemics
Attributes of Effective and Efficient Kindergarten Reading Intervention: An Examination of Instructional Time and Design Specificity
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Simmons, Deborah C.; Kame'enui, Edward J.; Harn, Beth; Coyne, Michael D.; Stoolmiller, Mike; Santoro, Lana Edwards; Smith, Sylvia B.; Beck, Carrie Thomas; Kaufman, Noah K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
A randomized experimental design with three levels of intervention was used to compare the effects of beginning reading interventions on early phonemic, decoding, and spelling outcomes of 96 kindergartners identified as at risk for reading difficulty. The three instructional interventions varied systematically along two dimensions--time and design…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Research Design, Phonemics, Kindergarten
Phonological Awareness Tasks as Predictors of Decoding Ability: Beyond Segmentation.
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Lenchner, Orna; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Performance by 38 elementary reading-disabled and above-average readers was compared on a series of 6 measures of phonological awareness, including tests of ability to segment, blend, and manipulate phonemes. Results suggest that tasks requiring blending and manipulation of phonemes, in addition to segmentation, may predict decoding ability best.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Language Handicaps, Phonemics
The Application of Sameness Analysis to Spelling.
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Dixon, Robert C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Three curricular approaches to spelling instruction are discussed: whole word; phonemic; and morphemic. Sameness analysis is used to indicate the theoretical potential of each approach for helping students with learning disabilities to achieve generalization in their spelling, and the influence of generalization upon retention and transfer is…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Learning Disabilities