Christina Clay
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Article Review: Qualitative Assignment
In reviewing The Effectiveness of Balanced Approach to Reading Intervention in a Second Grade
Student: A Case Study Snyder (2017, p. 66) the purpose of this study was to “Examine the effect
of partnering Orton-Gillingham, a phonics-based reading intervention, with Edmark, a whole
language reading intervention, in an effort to improve the basic reading and reading
comprehension skills of a second grade students diagnosed with a specific learning disability in
reading.” The participant in this study was a 7 year old 2nd grade female who was referred by her
classroom teacher to the school psychologist because of some growing concerns in her
articulation, reading achievement and her ability to attend classroom instruction. The
participant’s developmental history was normal, her mother had no complications throughout her
