The rate of reading growth for students with visual impairments is suggested to be greater than the national norm¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2022: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The initial data review suggests the rate of reading growth for students with visual impairments is greater than that of the nationally normed group. → 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 · r?

The authors' longitudinal comparison with a nationally normed group reports that "the initial review of the data suggests that the rate of growth for students with visual impairments is greater." The finding is hedged as an initial review; no effect size is printed.

"However, the initial review of the data suggests that the rate of growth for students with visual impairments is greater."

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
• 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
• Students with visual impairments show accelerated reading growth between 9th and 10th grade while the nationally normed group tends to drop — 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 lower initial reading achievement in third grade 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