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Research Studies and Articles


Teacher Education and Reading Instruction
Provides numerous article descriptions and links to either the actual article or a link to purchase the book.

Musical Training Helps Language Processing
Studies showed that mastering a musical instrument helps people detect word syllables and sounds.

Fluent and Non-Fluent Forms of Transfer During Reading
Study about the transfer to the reading of a normal text from a prior reading of that intact text or from a prior reading of a scrambled word version of the passage.

Integrated Vocabulary Instruction: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners K-5
This article provides the information that teachers and other educators need to implement an integrated and comprehensive approach to vocabulary instruction.

Comprehension Instruction: What Makes Sense Now, What Might Make Sense Soon
Ways to increase comprehension skills and a discussion of emerging techniques are presented in this article.

Dissecting Dyslexia
A brief overview of the brain and how dyslexia affects the mind. Also, intensive intervention is discussed.

Reading Aloud- Are Students Ever Too Old?
An article discussing reading aloud and its benefits.


Contact Information
Michele A. Goady, Director
Office of Reading First
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone:  410-767-0341
Fax:  410-333-4141
Email:  mgoady@msde.state.md.us
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