Adapted text benefits for teachers and students: A retroactive case study

Authors : Lauren TUCKER

Pages : 15-26

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Publication Date : 2021-01-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This case study retrospectively reflects on a self-contained teacher’s decision to pair publisher-created adapted text with audio support as part of a multicomponent reading intervention. She evolved from creating her own adapted text to implementing publisher-created adapted text throughout a school year. The study analyzed students’ reading comprehension test scores throughout the year to examine the influence of publisher-created adapted text embedded within a multi-component reading intervention. The Related-Samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test revealed significance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=.043); between students’ fall and spring Reading Inventory scores, with a moderate effect size insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=.562);. The teacher made the instructional decision to implement publisher-created adapted text which eliminated time consuming self-adaptation of materials insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Browder et al., 2007); and her students continued to make progress with this shift of materials with some demonstrating significant progress by the end of the school year.
Keywords : Adapted text, Reading, Self contained classroom, Educational technology, Special education