Intensive Reading Interventions for Adolescents and the Challenges of Comorbid Reading and Behavioral Difficulties

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the current state of reading performance for adolescents. First, a review of empirical findings investigating different theoretical models is provided. Second, a summary of research regarding intensive reading interventions for adolescents that provide 80 or more instructional sessions is described. Finally, we summarize findings from both longitudinal studies of middle-school students with reading difficulties and reading and behavior interventions to address comorbidity of reading difficulties with challenging behavior.

Citation

Solis, M. and McKenna, J.W. (2022), "Intensive Reading Interventions for Adolescents and the Challenges of Comorbid Reading and Behavioral Difficulties", Tankersley, M., Cook, B.G. and Landrum, T.J. (Ed.) Delivering Intensive, Individualized Interventions to Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioral Disabilities (Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, Vol. 32), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 153-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0735-004X20220000032009