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Amanda J. Neitzel; Xinxing Guo; Betsy Wolf; Nancy A. Madden; Michael X. Repka; David S. Friedman; Megan Collins – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Background: Reading is a vital skill, key to school success, necessary for employment, and essential for functioning in everyday life. Many attempts to increase literacy have focused on schools, yet "out of school" factors have a substantial impact on student learning (Clabaugh, 2008). One non-instructional factor that may be part of…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students, Access to Health Care
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Amanda J. Neitzel; Betsy Wolf; Xinxing Guo; Ahmed F. Shakarchi; Christine SySantos Levy; Robert E. Slavin; Megan Collins – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background: Reading failure is far higher among disadvantaged students than among other students (National Center for Education Statistics, 2019). Many attempts to solve this have focused on schools, yet non-school factors have a substantial impact on learning (Clabaugh, 2008). One of these is uncorrected vision. Approximately 20-25% of school-age…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Disadvantaged, Minority Group Students
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Nathan Storey; Amanda J. Neitzel; Betsy Wolf; Xinxing Guo; Robert E. Slavin; Nancy A. Madden; Megan Collins – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background/Context: The importance of vision care begins at an early age, with doctors recommending screenings at multiple stages prior to reaching school age and throughout adolescence (Mathers et al., 2010; Solebo et al., 2015). Addressing unaddressed vision needs at an early age is particularly important due to the strong connection between…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Vision Tests, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten