Students with visual impairments show accelerated reading growth between 9th and 10th grade while the nationally normed group tends to drop¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Reading growth accelerates between 9th and 10th grade for students with visual impairments, whereas students in the nationally normed group tend to drop in reading growth at that grade level. → Beth Boroson 2017

Evidence¶

Beth Boroson 2017¶

Beth Boroson, Elizabeth Barker, Xueming Li. (2017). A longitudinal study of reading growth for students with visual impairments. Journal on Technology and Persons with Disabilities 5, 158-171. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/a-longitudinal-study-of-reading-growth-for-students-with-visual-impairments/

q2 · i? · associational · r2

The longitudinal comparison of 224 students with visual impairments against the national norm found "accelerated growth between 9th and 10th grade" while the norm group "tend[s] to drop in reading growth at this time." No effect size is printed.

"In particular, the results indicate accelerated growth between 9th and 10th grade, whereas students at the same grade level in the nationally normed group tend to drop in reading growth at this time."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Access — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Math achievement of BVI students lags sighted peers and the gap widens with age — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• 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
• Little is known about growth in reading for students with visual impairments as they progress through school — related
• The study compared reading growth for students with visual impairments with a nationally normed group of students from the general population — related
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