Carly Roberts

The purpose of this project is to examine the developmental trajectory of malleable reading factors (decoding, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension) among elementary school children with an intellectual disability (ID). Despite specific areas of difficulty, students with ID can learn grade-level content including reading when provided systematic and explicit instruction; however, they continue to be behind their peers with other disabilities in academic growth and achievement. ...

The Principal Investigator (PI) will conduct a program of research to increase access to the general education curriculum for students with intellectual disability while participating in mentoring and training activities to develop knowledge and skills related to middle school science instruction, interventions using classroom-based support strategies, single-case design and analysis, and grant-writing. The PI intends to develop and test interventions designed to increase comprehension of an...