Jill Allor

The purpose of Project Intensity is to conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy of a literacy intervention, Friends on the Block, designed to enhance reading and language outcomes for elementary students with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD).

The purpose of this project was to develop a reading program that will supplement current reading instruction and increase the intensity of instruction for students with intellectual disabilities. Many students with intellectual disabilities fail to achieve minimal literacy skills. Intervention techniques effective for struggling readers can also improve literacy outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities. Students with intellectual disabilities, however, need more intensive instru...