Matthew Burns

The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of the factors related to specific learning disabilities (SLD) identification and student academic outcomes. Students with SLD represent the largest group of students receiving special education and related services in the United States. However, few studies have examined the SLD identification process and its implications for improving outcomes for students at significant risk for SLD. Presently, there is very little evidence for the eff...

The purpose of this project is to test the effectiveness of a variation of the Promoting Accelerated Reading Comprehension of Text (PACT) intervention. Previous research on PACT (including this WWC-reviewed study) has shown positive effects for specific social studies content knowledge and more generalized social studies reading comprehension among eighth graders. To build on the extant evidence and to address the need to build adolescents' comprehension skills in content courses, including ...