Statement of Purpose
There is a lack of information on effective and efficient reading comprehension
interventions (Kamhi, 2005). Therefore, this study examined two approaches to
remediate comprehension difficulties in adolescent readers: (1) a multiple strategy
approach where six main comprehension strategies were taught, along with a decoding
intervention for 90 minutes/week for four weeks; and (2) a focused strategy approach
where just two strategies were taught, along with a decoding intervention for 30
minutes/week for five weeks.