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Kim Tackaberry, B.A., B. Ed. Program Manager @ Foothills Academy

Examining the Effectiveness of the Precision Reading Program for Children with Learning Disabilities. Kim Tackaberry, B.A., B. Ed. Program Manager @ Foothills Academy S. Mitchell Colp, B.Sc.( Hons ), M.Sc.(c) Doctoral Student and U-CAPES Clinician @ University of Calgary. Research Group.

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Kim Tackaberry, B.A., B. Ed. Program Manager @ Foothills Academy

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  1. Examining the Effectiveness of the Precision Reading Program for Children with Learning Disabilities Kim Tackaberry, B.A., B. Ed. Program Manager @ Foothills Academy S. Mitchell Colp, B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc.(c) Doctoral Student and U-CAPES Clinician @ University of Calgary

  2. Research Group • Grades 3-6 • Matched on: • Relative Cognitive Functioning • Relative Reading Abilities

  3. Research Study Areas of Focus

  4. Research Outcomes • All students who were identified as having sight-word as their primary difficulty improved.

  5. Research Outcomes • Of all the students enrolled in the study, 74% demonstrated improvement in one or more of the studied areas.

  6. Research Outcomes • Of all the students enrolled in the study, 60% demonstrated improvement in all three of the studied areas.

  7. Moving Forward • Determine how to identify whether sight word retention is the student’s primary area of reading deficit. • HOW? • PAL-II for Reading and Writing Assessment • Woodcock Johnson III – Achievement • Dynamic Assessment

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