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Samuel Allen Patton; Douglas Fuchs; Emma L. Hendricks; Annie J. Pennell; Meagan E. Walsh; Lynn S. Fuchs; Wen Zhang Tracy; Loulee Yen Haga – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2022
Reading nonfiction texts with understanding is important to school success, yet many students struggle to do so. This randomized controlled trial extends previous research by contrasting an earlier iteration of a comprehension tutoring program (Comp) against a variant with strategies for transferring learning (Comp+Transfer). Participants were 189…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Reading Comprehension, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Jenkins, Joseph R.; Vadasy, Patricia F.; Firebaugh, Mary; Profilet, Cathy – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2000
Description of a tutoring program for struggling 1st grade readers focuses on use of Sound Partners, a program designed for non-teacher tutors. This program emphasizes basic phonological awareness and phonological reading skills. The article describes the program's theoretical ancestry, application, research outcomes, and obstacles/solutions…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1, Phonology