| Compare the use of metacognitive reading, learning and study strategies in students with a history of reading disabilities and to understand which strategies are associated with successful academic performance.Evaluate improvements in behavioral and reading outcomes for children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and reading disabilities using academic and pharmacological intervention.Examine the efficacy of three interventions designed to improve reading comprehension for children with specific reading comprehension difficulties. Examine the effect of teaching a comprehensive set of strategies in a Learning Strategies Curriculum on reading comprehension.Examine whether incorporation of MS into metalinguistic teaching of spelling would improve spelling and reading performance of children with SLI more than an intervention that did not train children in such strategies. |
