Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice

Results of this meta-analysis provide guidance for intervening with adolescent struggling readers, outlining major implications for practice. The report focuses on interventions designed to improve students' use of reading comprehension strategies. It also considers the impact of interventions that target improved reading vocabulary, accurate decoding of unfamiliar words in text, and increased reading fluency. This resource can facilitate the strengthening of reading and English/Language Arts instruction for implementation of the College & Career Ready Standards (including Common Core State Standards) and support broader school improvement efforts, including the implementation of School Improvement Grants (SIG), by facilitating the acceleration of reading instruction for adolescent struggling readers and students with disabilities.

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This resource pertains to the following topics:

• Literacy
• Special Education
• Struggling Readers
• Research: Meta-analyses and Summaries
• Instruction
• Adolescent Literacy
• Instructional Practice
• SIG
• Reading Instruction and Interventions
• College & Career Ready Standards (including Common Core State Standards)

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