Brian Gearin, Jessica Turtura, Kim Anderson, Melissa Colsman, Samantha Durrance, Wendy McColskey, Joan Mele-McCarthy, Laura Schultz, Karleen Spitulnik
We conducted a realist review of state-authorized dyslexia pilot projects to understand how they have been implemented and evaluated, and the extent to which they adhere to best practice recommendations. We found that states have piloted broadly similar policy programs minimally consisting of professional development, universal screening, and instructional intervention. However, none of the pilot report documents we reviewed included explicit logic models or theories of action, which makes it difficult to understand the pilot projects and their results...
June 10, 2023: Annals of Dyslexia