After 10 years working with young struggling readers, I realized that poorly developed vocabulary knowledge seemed to be a factor limiting their ability to access more advanced texts. (naeyc.org)
Teaching and Learning Toolkit (2015): Feedback McGraham, S. and Harris, K.R. (2005) «Improving the writing performance of young struggling readers writers: theoretical and programmatic research from the center on accelerating student learning», The Journal of Special Education, 39 (1), 19 — 33. (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk)
Young struggling readers who engaged in this type of word study demonstrated significant improvements in phonemic awareness, word decoding, and comprehension... (spellingcity.com)