QUT Media: Global review reveals what works for older students with reading difficulties

A high school student sits at their desk, with their textbooks open in front of them as they read. Other students can be seen behind them, doing the same. They are all dressed casually and are focused on the task.

It is never too late to provide support for students with reading difficulties, even if they are beyond the early years of school.

The latest meta-analysis by C4IE Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Callula Killingly and team has demonstrated the effectiveness of interventions targeting core components (such as comprehension, vocabulary or decoding) for improving the reading skills of students in Years 4-12.

This research has been featured in QUT Media and The Conversation.

Find out more by downloading the FREE Explainer or read the full open access paper.

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