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Jade Wexler

effective instruction for middle school students with reading difficulties

Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Rea...

$109.00

Lessons, strategies & knowledge teachers need to resolve older students' reading diffic...

literacy coaching in the secondary grades

Literacy Coaching in the Secondary Grades

$75.99

Shows how to support teachers in providing effective literacy instruction in the conten...

rti for reading at the secondary level

RTI for Reading at the Secondary Level

$97.99

Describes RTI procedures specifically tailored to the needs of struggling adolescent le...

Jade Wexler

Jade Wexler, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Wexler has almost 15 years of experience as a teacher and researcher in the field of special education. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education (Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders) in 2007 from the University of Texas at Austin, where she remains a fellow in the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk Dropout Prevention Institute. She has extensive experience directing large-scale studies (funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Institute of Education Sciences, the Meadows Foundation, and the Greater Texas Foundation) investigating high-quality interventions for students with significant reading difficulties and students at risk for dropping out of school. Her current research focuses on investigating effective practices for adolescents with reading difficulties, including those in the juvenile justice system. She also investigates methods to decrease dropout rates and increase school engagement for students at risk for dropping out of school.