Despite educational reforms to increase standards, many American children fail to read at levels that will enable them to compete in higher education and in the global economy. Standardized testing has reported a gradual decline in the reading scores of local second grade elementary students. The purpose of this project study was to create a…

The reading instruction, grouping practices, and outcomes for 59 students with learning disabilities (LD) in resource room settings were examined by this follow-up study. Whole class instruction was the dominant grouping format and only half of the special education teachers provided differentiated materials and instruction. Overall, no…

Seven poor readers (ages 11-12) were trained in reading comprehension strategies using reciprocal teaching procedures in resource rooms and were instructed to employ the strategies in their homeroom classes. The combination of reciprocal teaching and transenvironmental programing was effective in facilitating subjects' unprompted use of relevant…

This article demonstrates procedures for implementing curriculum-based measurement and Gickling's model of curriculum-based assessment concurrently in a comprehensive assessment and intervention system by discussing three case studies. The examples include addressing reading and mathematical difficulties in a general education classroom and…

This case study describes a boy from kindergarten through third grade with above average intelligence but difficulty learning to read, write, and spell. The paper emphasizes the human approach to learning, which took into account the boy's strong points, unique learning style, strong sense of responsibility, and the need to alleviate feelings of…