The study compared reading growth for students with visual impairments with a nationally normed group of students from the general population¶
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Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2022: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Reading growth for students with visual impairments was compared with a nationally normed group of students from the general population. → Boroson 2017
Evidence¶
Boroson 2017¶
Boroson, Beth; Barker, Elizabeth; Li, Xueming (Sylvia). (2017). A longitudinal study of reading growth for students with visual impairments. Journal on Technology and Persons with Disabilities, 6, 158–171. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/a-longitudinal-study-of-reading-growth-for-students-with-visual-impairments-2/
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The abstract states the study's comparative design: growth for students with visual impairments "were compared with a nationally normed group of students from the general population." The direction or size of any difference is not printed in the available text.
"Reading growth for students with visual impairments were compared with a nationally normed group of students from the general population."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Little is known about growth in reading for students with visual impairments as they progress through school — related
- Students with visual impairments show lower initial reading achievement in third grade than the national norm — related
- Reading growth trajectories of students with visual impairments trend upward at a steady pace while the gap with the national norm remains wide — related
- Students with visual impairments show accelerated reading growth between 9th and 10th grade while the nationally normed group tends to drop — related
- The rate of reading growth for students with visual impairments is suggested to be greater than the national norm — related
- Reading achievement was analyzed from 224 students with visual impairments in grades 3–10 in four states over an eight-year period using MAP data — related
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The study compared reading growth for students with visual impairments with a nationally normed group of students from the general population |
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The study compared reading growth for students with visual impairments with a nationally normed group of students from the general population |
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2017 |
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2022 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — boroson-2017 |
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