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SOUND PARTNERS STUDIES CITED

Bus, A.G., & van IJzendoorn, M. (1999). Phonological awareness and early reading: A meta-analysis of experimental training studies. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91, 403-414.

Elbaum, B., Vaughn, S., Hughes, M. & Moody, S. (2000). How effective are one-to-one tutoring programs in reading for elementary students at risk for reading failure? A meta-analysis of the intervention research. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92, 605-619.

STAFF PUBLICATIONS

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LADDERS TO LITERACY (PRESCHOOL)

Notari-Syverson, A., O'Connor, R.E., & Vadasy, P.F. (1998). Ladders to literacy: A preschool activity book. Baltimore: MD: Paul H. Brooks.

O'Connor, R.E., Notari-Syverson, A., & Vadasy, P.F. (2005). Ladders to literacy: A kindergarten activity book, Second Edition. Baltimore: MD: Paul H. Brooks

QUICK READS (GRADES 2-5)

Vadasy, P.F., & Sanders, E.A. (in press). Benefits of repeated reading intervention for low-achieving fourth- and fifth-grade students. Remedial and Special Education.

Vadasy, P.F., & Sanders, E.A. (2007). Repeated reading intervention: Outcomes and interactions with readers' skills and classroom instruction. Manuscript submitted for publication.

SOUND PARTNERS (KINDERGARTEN)

Vadasy, P.F., Sanders, E.A., & Peyton, J.A. (2006). Code-oriented instruction for kindergarten students at risk for reading difficulties: A randomized field trial with paraeducator implementers. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98(3), 508-528.

Vadasy, P.F., & Sanders, E.A. (2007). Code-oriented instruction for kindergarten students at risk for reading difficulties: A replication and comparison of instructional groupings. Manuscript submitted for publication.

SOUND PARTNERS (FIRST GRADE)

Jenkins, J.R., Peyton, J.A., Sanders, E.A., & Vadasy, P.F. (2004). Effects of reading decodable texts in supplemental first-grade tutoring. Scientific Studies of Reading, 8 (1), 53-86.

Jenkins, J.R., Vadasy, P.F., Firebaugh, M., & Profilet, C. (2000). Tutoring first-grade struggling readers in phonological reading skills. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 15, 75-84.

Jenkins, J.R., Vadasy, P.F., Peyton, J.A., & Sanders, E.A. (2003). Decodable text - What it is and where to find it. The Reading Teacher, 57 (2), 185-189.

O'Connor, R.E., Notari-Syverson, A., & Vadasy, P.F. (1998). First-grade effects of teacher-led phonological activities in kindergarten for children with mild disabilities: A follow-up study. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 13, 43-52.

Vadasy, P.F., Jenkins, J.R., & Pool, K. (2000). Effects of tutoring in phonological and early reading skills on students at risk for reading disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33, 579-590.

Vadasy, P.F., Jenkins, J.R., Antil, L.R., Wayne, S.K., & O'Connor, R.E. (1997). The effectiveness of one-to-one tutoring by community tutors for at-risk beginning readers. Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 20, 126-139.

Vadasy, P.F., Jenkins, J.R., Antil, L.R., Wayne, S.K., & O'Connor, R.E. (1997). Community-based early reading intervention for at-risk first graders. Learning Disabilities: Research and Practice, 12, 29-39.

Vadasy, P.F., Sanders, E.A., & Abbott, R.D. (in press). Effects of supplemental early reading intervention at 2-year follow up: Reading skill growth patterns and predictors. Scientific Studies of Reading.

Vadasy, P.F., Sanders, E.A., & Peyton, J.A. (2005). Relative effectiveness of reading practice or word-level identification in supplemental tutoring: How text matters. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38, 364-380.

Vadasy, P.F., Wayne, S., O'Connor, R., Jenkins, J., Pool, K., Firebaugh, M., & Peyton, J. (2004). Sound Partners: A tutoring program in phonics-based early reading. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.

SOUND PARTNERS PLUS (FORMERLY WORD PARTNERS) (SECOND GRADE)

Vadasy, P.F., Sanders, E.A., & Peyton, J.A. (2006). Paraeducator supplemented instruction in structural analysis with text reading practice for low-skilled second and third graders. Remedial and Special Education, 27(6), 365-378.

Vadasy, P.F., Sanders, E.A., & Tudor, S. (in press). Effectiveness of paraeducator-supplemented individual instruction: Beyond basic decoding skills. Journal of Learning Disabilities.

THINKING PARTNERS (SECOND GRADE)

Vadasy, P.F., Sanders, E.A., Jenkins, J.R., & Peyton, J.A. (2002). Timing and intensity of tutoring: A closer look at the conditions for effective early literacy tutoring. Learning Disabilities: Research and Practice, 17(4), 227-241.

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