Abstract
This study compared the reading growth of students with and without learning disabilities, and students with and without reading deficits in response to tier 2 reading interventions within a response-to-intervention framework. Participants were 499 second- and third-grade students in six urban schools. Students who scored at or below the 10th percentile on the fall reading screening assessment were identified as having a severe reading deficit and received a tier 2 reading intervention that was targeted to their needs. Results showed a significant effect between groups on reading growth. Students with severe reading deficits receiving targeted tier 2 intervention grew at a rate that equaled the rate of growth of students without reading deficits and was significantly higher than students who were receiving special education services for reading. Implications for practice, suggestions for future research, and study limitations are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-453 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Learning Disabilities |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: The study was implemented with a grant from the Target Corporation.
Publisher Copyright:
© Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2020.
Keywords
- intervention
- reading
- response to
- response to intervention (tier 2/tier 3)