Patricia Mathes

In this project, researchers intended to study the implementation of two first grade reading interventions, Proactive Reading and Responsive Reading, both of which differ greatly in theory and instructional design. The expected outcomes of this project included an evaluation of the two reading interventions for young children from a large number of schools.

The purpose of the proposed research is to determine if what we know about teaching reading to children with reading difficulties applies to children who have mild to moderate mental retardation (MR). The researchers will also explore what levels of reading competence can be achieved when a long-term intervention is implemented.