About Us

Presentations & Publications

Dr. Mathes, TI Endowed Chair of the
Institute for Reading Research,
touring the White House after
meeting with
President's Council nominees.

Presentations

Mathes  IRA Chicago 2006 -  Preventing Reading Failure

Mathes  IDA New York 2007 -  The Power of Reading Intervention

Allor/Jones  Plain Talk Dallas 2006 - Children with Mental Retardation Can Learn to Read

Allor/Jones  Plain Talk Dallas 2006 - Maximizing Literacy Outcomes for Students with Mental Retardation

Mathes  Plain Talk Houston 2008 - Reducing Reading Failure to Less than 1%

Publications

Denton, C.A., Foorman, B.R., Mathes, P.G. (2003) Perspective: Schools the Beat the Odds” – Implication. Remedial and Special Education, 24, 258-272.

Grek, M.L. Mathes, P.G., & Torgesen, J.K. (2003). Observations of supplemental reading instruction. In S.Vaughn & K. Briggs (Eds.) Observational Techniques in Educational Research, Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brooks.

Kern, R., & Ware, P. D., & Warschauer, M. (in press).  Crossing frontiers: New directions in online pedagogy and research.  Annual Review of Applied Linguistics.

Mathes P.G. Torgesen, J.K, Menchetti, J.C., Santi, K., Nicholas, K., Robinson, C.  A  (2003). Comparison of Teacher-Directed versus Peer-Assisted Instruction to Struggling First-Grade Readers. Elementary School Journal, 103, 459-479.

Mathes, P. G., & Denton, C.A.  (2003). Reading disability: A construct in transition. In S. Goldman (Ed.) The encyclopedia of education.

Mathes, P. G., Denton, C. A., Fletcher, J. M., Anthony, J. L., Francis, D. J., & Schatschneider, C. (2005). The effects of theoretically different instruction and student characteristics on the skills of struggling readers. Reading Research Quarterly, 40(2), 148-182

Mathes, P.G, & Denton, C.A “Slow-Responders” in Early Literacy Interventions. (2003). In B. Foorman (Ed.) Effective Preventions and Interventions for Children At-Risk of Reading Difficulties or with Identified Reading Disabilities.  Baltimore, MD: York Press.

Pearson, J.M.,  Mathes, P.G., Liberman, D. Allor, J.A., Burridge, A. (in press). The Effect of Peer-Assisted Literacy Strategies on Phonemic Awareness and Lexical Retrieval for Low-achieving First-grade Readers. Reading Psychology

Vaughn S., Linan-Thompson, S., Mathes, P.G., Cirinio, P.T., Carlson,C., Francis, D.G., Duradola, S.P, & Hagan, E.C., (in press). Effectiveness of Spanish Intervention for 1st Grade English Language Learners At Risk for Reading Difficulties. Journal of Educational Psychology.

Vaughn, S.R., Mathes, P.G., & Linan-Thompson (in press) Teaching English language learners at risk for reading difficulties to read in Spanish or English. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

Ware, P. D. (in press).  Confidence and competition online: ESL student perspectives on web-based discussions in the classroom.  Computers and Composition: An International Journal.

Curricular Materials

Mathes, P.G., Torgesen, J.K, Menchetti, J.C., Wahl, M., & Grek, M.K. (2004) Proactive Early Intervention in Reading. (Teacher guides, daily lessons materials, and student activity books for first-grade reading intervention). Columbus, Ohio: SRA/McGraw-Hill.

Mathes, P. G., Linan-Thompson, S., Pollard-Duradola, S. D., Hagan, E. C., & Vaughn, S. (2003). Lectura proactive para principiantes: Intensive small group instruction for Spanish speaking readers. Developed with funds provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (#HD-99-012), Development of English Literacy in Spanish Speaking Children.

Mathes, P.G., Torgesen, J.K., & Herron, J. Continuous Monitoring of Early Reading Skills (CMERS) ( In press)[Computer software]. San Rafael, CA: Talking Fingers, Inc.