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IDEA Presentations |
| Leader(s): | David J. Chard, University of Oregon |
| Presenter(s): | Deborah C. Simmons, University of Oregon, Eugene; Edward J. Kame'enui, University of Oregon, Eugene |
| Few educators are unfamiliar with the classic descriptive study that documented the intractability of early reading difficulty. In thi session, the presenters examine the early reading performance of 77 children who represented the bottom 25% of readers in the fall of kindergarten. The following questions are addressed: Do children who enter as poor readers remain poor readers? What skills do poor readers lack? and What factors seem to keep poor readers from improving? In addition, this critical question is investigated: What factors explain success? | |
| Leader(s): | Beth A. Harn, California State University, Fresno |
| Presenter(s): | Deborah C. Simmons, University of Oregon, Eugene; Edward J. Kame'enui, University of Oregon, Eugene; Michael Coyne, University of Connecticut, Storrs |
| This session described an ongoing research effort focused on effective reading instructional practices for students at risk for or having reading difficulties. This presentation illustrates the effect of prevention efforts to optimize literacy growth over a 2-year period with students in kindergarten. | |