Reading difficulties and disabilities present serious and potentially lifelong challenges.
Children who do not read well are more likely to be retained a grade in school, drop out of …

In the USA, many states have adopted response to intervention or multi-tiered systems of
supports to provide early intervention. However, there is considerable variability in how …

Equipping elementary (ie, grades K–5) teachers with adequate content and pedagogical
knowledge to promote effective reading instruction based on the science of reading is a …

This study examined the effects of teacher self-efficacy, education, and years of experience
on observed classroom practices across 2 dimensions—teacher support for student learning …

Roughly one‐fifth of the US population displays one or more symptoms of dyslexia: a
specific learning disability that affects an individual's ability to process written language …

Reading disabilities such as dyslexia, a specific learning disability that affects an individual's
ability to process written language, are estimated to affect 15–20% of the general …

This article discusses the lingering problem of poor and inappropriate preparation of
professional teachers of reading and learning disabilities–why it exists and what we can do …

Recent findings demonstrate that the most effective reading instruction may vary with
children's language and literacy skills. These Child× Instruction interactions imply that …

The Peter Effect claimed that one cannot be expected to give what one does not possess.
We applied this notion to reading teacher preparation and hypothesized that teacher …

Teaching systematic phonics effectively to beginning readers requires specialized
knowledge and training which many primary grade teachers lack. The current study …