Results seem to indicate that students applied task-specific reading strategies for
scanning and vocabulary, but did not utilize the variety of strategies associated with
comprehension. This finding is suggested not only through SDRT-4 data, but also
through the continued comprehension deficiencies of the students in their science and
social studies classes (evidenced through interviews and low academic achievement).
This finding indicates the need for instructional leaders to carefully examine how
reading to learn is implemented in regular education, content-specific classrooms at the
high school level