Lynn Gelzheiser

Instructional approaches for improving reading and writing skills of older students may address deficits in knowledge, vocabulary, comprehension, and basic reading skills. Often the approaches feature a standard treatment that does not differentiate instruction based on individual student needs. The research team proposes to investigate the efficacy of the Interactive Strategies Approach-Extended with third and fourth graders who have disabilities or are struggling readers. The interventio...

The ability to read is critical to success in American schools. As struggling readers progress through school, their educational problems become more complicated because they are expected to acquire knowledge in all academic subject areas through independent reading. Older struggling readers fall increasingly below their peers in academic achievement, and may become disengaged and unmotivated. The purpose of this project is to develop and test a new approach to intervention with older strugg...