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Wang, Li-Chih; Chen, Ji-Kang; Tsai, Huang-Ju – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2022
The present study examined the mediating effect of processing speed on the relationship between state anxiety and reading comprehension in Chinese children with and without reading disabilities (RD). A total of 53 Chinese children with RD and 66 typically developing children were administered cognitive and noncognitive measures. We found that the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties
R. Brandon Conaway; Ara J. Schmitt; Elizabeth McCallum; Laura M. Crothers; James B. Schreiber – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
Reading disorders, including reading comprehension disorders, are among the most common referrals for evaluation in schools. If that evaluation involves individually administered tests of reading, the examiner is faced with selecting at least one reading comprehension subtest that is inherently associated with specific task demands, such as a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Cloze Procedure
Tami Sabag-Shushan; Tami Katzir – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
According to the multidimensional view of reading comprehension (RAND), reading comprehension (RC) is influenced by three components?: the reader, text, and task. A broader perspective considers factors beyond the cognitive and linguistic dimensions and incorporates the contribution of emotional condition. The present study examined individual…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Comparative Analysis, Reading Difficulties, Literacy
Solis, Michael; Kulesz, Paulina; Williams, Kelly – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2023
This investigation examined the impact of preintervention word-reading ability on reading comprehension outcomes for ninth graders with learning disabilities, reading difficulties, and English learners in treatment and comparison conditions. Secondary data analyses were conducted for two separate but related experimental studies of intensive…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
Sanders, Sara; Garwood, Justin D. – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Reading comprehension is a critical skill for student success in school, the workplace, and daily life, yet many students display significant reading comprehension deficits. This article describes the impact effective strategy instruction can have on the reading outcomes of students with learning disabilities and related challenges. A discussion…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
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
Omar A. Alshikhi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) represent between 5% and 10% of the total number of students in public schools in Saudi Arabia (Abu Nayyan, 2015). Further, 80-90% of students with SLD exhibit reading difficulties including difficulties in reading comprehension (Mercer & Pullen, 2009). Although there is a large number of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
Abigail Howard-Gosse; Bradley W. Bergey; S. Hélène Deacon – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Given the increase in students with learning disabilities entering university, we investigated a broader group--students with a history of reading difficulties (HRD)--who are known to be at risk of academic struggles. We identified the self-reported reading challenges and strategies of university students with HRD (n = 49) and those with no…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students, Grade Point Average
Washburn, Jocelyn – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
In this article, I systematically review evidence on the relations between oral reading fluency (ORF) and reading comprehension (RC) for adolescents with limited reading proficiency (ALRP) in Grades 6 to12. I organized findings from 23 studies into five themes: (a) unclear role of ORF in the simple view of reading model for ALRP, (b) ALRP have…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Correlation, Adolescents
Pollack, Marney S.; Shelton, Alexandra; Clancy, Erin; Lemons, Christopher J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2021
Several strategies that demonstrate promise are available for educators to improve reading comprehension outcomes for students. However, some students, including students with and at risk for learning disabilities, require more intensive supports to develop proficiency in reading comprehension. To support these students, teachers must intensify…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement, Reading Comprehension
Cruz Neri, Nadine; Retelsdorf, Jan – Exceptional Children, 2022
Previous research illustrated that reading comprehension and science performance correlate highly. Because students with specific learning disorders with impairments in reading (SLD-IR) show deficits in reading comprehension, they may struggle to perform in science. As language in science is characterized by linguistic complexity, the question…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Science Achievement
Khaled S. Alotaibi – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Students with Learning disabilities and at risk for reading difficulties often face challenges in reading fluency and comprehension that impact negatively on academic success. Repeated reading (RR) is an intervention designed to increase reading fluency and comprehension skills among students at risk and diagnosed with disabilities. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students, Reading Instruction
Laçin, Emre; Çetin, Erhan – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2022
Metacognitive reading strategies are to facilitate the reading processes of students, to give them the chance to monitor and control the reading process, and to regulate the reading process. While many typically developing children can acquire these cognitive processes, children with learning disabilities (LD) have difficulties. They also have…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Reading Processes, Students with Disabilities
Hall-Mills, Shannon S.; Marante, Leesa M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2022
This systematic review article summarizes the effects of explicit text structure instruction on expository text comprehension for adolescents with learning disabilities or at risk for reading failure. A thorough literature search with four databases and backward citation search identified nine studies published in the past 22 years for inclusion…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Direct Instruction, Expository Writing, Instructional Effectiveness
Hana M. Almohamadi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students who have problems comprehending textual material tend to experience failing grades, peer rejection, and even social isolation. Furthermore, students with poor reading comprehension demonstrate poor academic performance in all subjects, not due to difficulty in learning specific subject content (i.e., math, history, etc.), but rather their…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities