Mary Beth Calhoon

There are few multi-year studies examining the effect of intensive reading programs for middle school students with or at-risk for reading disabilities (SWRD). Those that exist have shown that without multiple years of intensive reading, students appear to stagnate or regress in their reading levels. Therefore, this project will conduct a two-year intensive reading intervention in grades 6 and 7 using the Adolescent Multi-Component-Intensive Training-Program (AiU). Researchers will conduct a...

The purpose of this project was to examine the efficacy of two versions of a fully developed and empirically supported peer-mediated, multi-component remedial reading program designed specifically for adolescents with reading disabilities. Many adolescents with reading disabilities read 4 to 6 years below grade level, score poorly on reading assessments, and show severe deficits in word recognition, reading fluency, and comprehension. Questions exist regarding the most effective way to provi...