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The Effects of an Intervention Package on the Reading Comprehension Skills of Urban African American Middle School Students With Emotional Regulation Difficulties

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Studies.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a treatment intervention package including self-questioning and self-graphing across No choice and Choice conditions on the reading comprehension skills of students classified as having emotional disabilities. The researcher utilized a single-subject multiple-probe experimental design. Participants in this study were middle school-aged students enrolled in a therapeutic after-school program for at-risk youth located in a major city on the East Coast. Participants’ gains were measured by the number of post-intervention session comprehension quiz questions they answered correctly. Progress was measured throughout and after the study using generalization probes and maintenance data point analysis. Percentages of nonoverlapping data, Improvement Rate Difference (IRD) calculations, and visual analysis were used to measure the impact of the intervention on the reading comprehension abilities of the participants. Indirect behavioral assessments were used to measure the participants’ behavioral regulation, compliance, and amount of task engagement. Results demonstrated that the reading comprehension abilities of most participants improved across all phases with the implementation of the reading package. This study broadens the scope of previous research and literature on behavioral and academic interventions for students labeled as emotionally disabled. The experimenter highlighted limitations, recommendations, directions for future research, and implications to assist with the guidance of practical application.
Antoinette Miranda, Ph.D (Advisor)
90 p.

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  • Wilkerson, M. (2020). The Effects of an Intervention Package on the Reading Comprehension Skills of Urban African American Middle School Students With Emotional Regulation Difficulties [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586184164119753

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wilkerson, Mark. The Effects of an Intervention Package on the Reading Comprehension Skills of Urban African American Middle School Students With Emotional Regulation Difficulties . 2020. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586184164119753.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wilkerson, Mark. " The Effects of an Intervention Package on the Reading Comprehension Skills of Urban African American Middle School Students With Emotional Regulation Difficulties ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586184164119753

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)