Devin McCready Kearns

reading, literacy, reading disabilities, dyslexia, special education, multi-tier systems of support, data-based individualization, intensive intervention

Works (55)

Updated: December 4th, 2024 05:06

2024 journal article

Following the Rules in an Unruly Writing System: The Cognitive Science of Learning to Read English

The Reading Teacher, 77(5), 712–726.

By: D. Kearns* & M. Borkenhagen

Contributors: D. Kearns* & M. Cooper Borkenhagen

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2024 article

Instruction to support word-level reading skills for adolescent learners with learning disabilities

Chandler, B. W., Toste, J. R., Hart, E. J., & Kearns, D. M. (2024, November 20). JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT & ADULT LITERACY, Vol. 11.

By: B. Chandler, J. Toste, E. Hart & D. Kearns

Contributors: B. Chandler, J. Toste, E. Hart & D. Kearns

author keywords: intervention; learning disabilities; multisyllabic words; word reading
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 20, 2024

2024 journal article

Is Phonological-Only Instruction Helpful for Reading?: A Meta-Analysis

Scientific Studies of Reading, 28(6), 614–635.

By: M. Stalega*, D. Kearns*, J. Bourget*, N. Bayer* & M. Hebert*

Contributors: M. Stalega*, D. Kearns*, J. Bourget*, N. Bayer* & M. Hebert*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2024 journal article

The Presence and Progression of Rare Vocabulary in Texts Across Elementary Grades and Between Genres

Education Sciences, 14(12), 1314.

By: E. Hiebert, A. Pugh & D. Kearns

Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2023 journal article

Evidence-Based Assessment in Special Education Research: Advancing the Use of Evidence in Assessment Tools and Empirical Processes

Exceptional Children, 89(4), 467–487.

Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2023 chapter

KINDERGARTEN PEER ASSISTED LEARNING STRATEGIES

In Reading Intervention Case Studies for School Psychologists: Evidence-Based Implementation and Analysis (pp. 64–81).

By: C. Lyon, D. Fuchs, M. Stalega & D. Kearns*

Contributors: C. Lyon, D. Fuchs, M. Stalega & D. Kearns*

Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2023 journal article

Text Types and Their Relation to Efficacy in Beginning Reading Interventions

Reading Research Quarterly, 58(4), 710–732.

By: A. Pugh*, D. Kearns* & E. Hiebert

Contributors: A. Pugh*, D. Kearns* & E. Hiebert

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2023 journal article

Using the Features of Written Compositions to Understand Reading Comprehension

Reading Research Quarterly, 58(4), 624–654.

Contributors: E. Zagata*, D. Kearns*, A. Truckenmiller* & Z. Zhao*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2022 journal article

A Synthesis of Reading Comprehension Interventions and Measures for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intensive Support Needs

Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 10(4), 712–728.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2022 journal article

Can reading practitioners and researchers improve intensive reading support systems in a large urban school system?

Journal of Research in Reading, 45(3), 488–516.

By: D. Kearns*, M. Walker*, J. Borges* & M. Duffy*

Contributors: D. Kearns*, M. Walker*, J. Borges* & M. Duffy*

Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2022 chapter

Provide intensive intervention using data-based individualization

In High Leverage Practices for Inclusive Classrooms (pp. 313–329).

By: M. Walker & D. Kearns*

Contributors: M. Walker & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2022 journal article

Quantifying the regularities between orthography and semantics and their impact on group- and individual-level behavior.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 48(6), 839–855.

By: N. Siegelman*, J. Rueckl*, J. Lo*, D. Kearns*, R. Morris & D. Compton

Contributors: N. Siegelman*, J. Rueckl*, J. Lo*, D. Kearns*, R. Morris & D. Compton

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2022 journal article

The impact of computer–assisted technology on literacy acquisition during COVID-19-related school closures: Group–level effects and predictors of individual–level outcomes

Frontiers in Psychology, 13.

By: C. Richter, N. Siegelman*, K. Mahaffy*, M. Van Den Bunt*, D. Kearns*, N. Landi*, J. Sabatini*, K. Pugh*, F. Hoeft*

Contributors: C. Richter, N. Siegelman*, K. Mahaffy*, M. Van Den Bunt*, D. Kearns*, N. Landi*, J. Sabatini*, K. Pugh*, F. Hoeft*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2021 journal article

An examination of Unified English Braille and its efficiency in representing print

British Journal of Visual Impairment, 40(2), 289–300.

By: M. Savaiano* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: M. Savaiano* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2021 journal article

Implementation of Data-Based Decision-Making: Linking Research From the Special Series to Practice

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 54(5), 365–372.

By: D. Kearns*, N. Feinberg* & L. Anderson*

Contributors: D. Kearns*, N. Feinberg* & L. Anderson*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2021 journal article

Improving literacy instruction in co-taught middle school classrooms to support reading comprehension

Contemporary Educational Psychology, 68.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2021 chapter

Neuroscience and special education: An attempt to break down walls between complementary (but divergent) disciplines

In Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities (Vol. 31, pp. 75–96).

By: S. Clement-Lam, A. Lau & D. Kearns*

Contributors: S. Clement-Lam, A. Lau & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2021 journal article

The Word Complexity of Primary‐Level Texts: Differences Between First and Third Grade in Widely Used Curricula

Reading Research Quarterly, 7(1), 255–285.

By: D. Kearns* & E. Hiebert

Contributors: D. Kearns* & E. Hiebert

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2021 journal article

Unpacking the Unique Relationship Between Set for Variability and Word Reading Development: Examining Word and Child-Level Predictors of Performance

Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(6), 1242–1256.

By: A. Edwards*, L. Steacy*, N. Siegelman, V. Rigobon*, D. Kearns*, J. Rueckl*, D. Compton*

Contributors: A. Edwards*, L. Steacy*, N. Siegelman, V. Rigobon*, D. Kearns*, J. Rueckl*, D. Compton*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2020 journal article

Does English Have Useful Syllable Division Patterns?

Reading Research Quarterly, 55(S1), S145–S160.

By: D. Kearns*

Contributors: D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2020 journal article

Individualizing Literacy Instruction in Co-Taught Classrooms Through a Station Teaching Model

Intervention in School and Clinic, 56(4), 224–232.

By: C. Lyon*, E. Hogan* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: C. Lyon*, E. Hogan* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2020 journal article

Is “Response/No Response” Too Simple a Notion for RTI Frameworks? Exploring Multiple Response Types With Latent Profile Analysis

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 53(6), 454–468.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2020 journal article

Lost in Translation? Challenges in Connecting Reading Science and Educational Practice

Reading Research Quarterly, 55(S1), S119–S130.

By: M. Seidenberg*, M. Borkenhagen* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: M. Seidenberg*, M. Cooper Borkenhagen* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2020 journal article

Preparing to Implement Evidence-Based Literacy Practices in the Co-taught Classroom

Intervention in School and Clinic, 56(4), 200–207.

By: J. Wexler*, D. Kearns*, E. Hogan*, E. Clancy* & A. Shelton*

Contributors: J. Wexler*, D. Kearns*, E. Hogan*, E. Clancy* & A. Shelton*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2020 journal article

Sight word acquisition in first grade students at risk for reading disabilities: an item-level exploration of the number of exposures required for mastery

Annals of Dyslexia, 70(2), 259–274.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2020 journal article

Syntactic complexity measures: variation by genre, grade-level, students’ writing abilities, and writing quality

Reading and Writing, 33(10), 2577–2638.

By: T. Jagaiah*, N. Olinghouse* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: T. Jagaiah*, N. Olinghouse* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2020 journal article

Teaching World and Word Knowledge to Access Content-Area Texts in Co-Taught Classrooms

Intervention in School and Clinic, 56(4), 208–216.

By: D. Kearns*, C. Lyon* & M. Pollack*

Contributors: D. Kearns*, C. Lyon* & M. Pollack*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2020 journal article

Using an item-specific predictor to test the dimensionality of the orthographic choice task

Annals of Dyslexia, 70(2), 243–258.

Contributors: D. Compton*, J. Gilbert*, D. Kearns* & R. Olson*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2020 journal article

Using information-theoretic measures to characterize the structure of the writing system: the case of orthographic-phonological regularities in English

Behavior Research Methods, 52(3), 1292–1312.

By: N. Siegelman*, D. Kearns* & J. Rueckl*

Contributors: N. Siegelman*, D. Kearns* & J. Rueckl*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2019 journal article

The Neurobiology of Dyslexia

TEACHING Exceptional Children, 51(3), 175–188.

By: D. Kearns*, R. Hancock, F. Hoeft, K. Pugh & S. Frost

Contributors: D. Kearns*, R. Hancock, F. Hoeft, K. Pugh & S. Frost

Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2019 journal article

The role of semantic information in children’s word reading: Does meaning affect readers’ ability to say polysyllabic words aloud?

Journal of Educational Psychology, 1(6), 933–956.

By: D. Kearns* & R. Ghanem*

Contributors: D. Kearns* & R. Al Ghanem*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2018 journal article

A Longitudinal Analysis of the Trajectories and Predictors of Word Reading and Reading Comprehension Development Among At-Risk Readers

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 52(3), 195–208.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2018 journal article

Coteaching in Content Area Classrooms: Lessons and Guiding Questions for Administrators

NASSP Bulletin, 102(4), 303–322.

By: A. Sinclair*, L. Bray*, Y. Wei*, E. Clancy*, J. Wexler*, D. Kearns*, C. Lemons*

Contributors: A. Sinclair*, L. Bray*, Y. Wei*, E. Clancy*, J. Wexler*, D. Kearns*, C. Lemons*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2018 journal article

Envisioning an Improved Continuum of Special Education Services for Students with Learning Disabilities: Considering Intervention Intensity

Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 33(3), 131–143.

By: C. Lemons*, S. Vaughn*, J. Wexler*, D. Kearns* & A. Sinclair*

Contributors: C. Lemons*, S. Vaughn*, J. Wexler*, D. Kearns* & A. Sinclair*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2018 journal article

Helping Students With Dyslexia Read Long Words: Using Syllables and Morphemes

TEACHING Exceptional Children, 51(3), 212–225.

By: D. Kearns* & V. Whaley

Contributors: D. Kearns* & V. Whaley

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 13, 2024

2018 journal article

Reading comprehension and co-teaching practices in middle school english language arts classrooms

Exceptional Children, 84(4), 384–402.

By: J. Wexler*, D. Kearns*, C. Lemons*, M. Mitchell*, E. Clancy*, K. Davidson*, A. Sinclair*, Y. Wei*

Contributors: J. Wexler*, D. Kearns*, C. Lemons*, M. Mitchell*, E. Clancy*, K. Davidson*, A. Sinclair*, Y. Wei*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2018 journal article

Using Moderator Analysis to Identify the First-Grade Children Who Benefit More and Less From a Reading Comprehension Program: A Step Toward Aptitude-by-Treatment Interaction

Exceptional Children, 85(2), 229–247.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2018 journal article

Why children with dyslexia struggle with writing and how to help them

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 49(4), 843–863.

By: M. Hebert*, D. Kearns*, J. Hayes*, P. Bazis* & S. Cooper*

Contributors: M. Hebert*, D. Kearns*, J. Hayes*, P. Bazis* & S. Cooper*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2017 journal article

Multisyllabic word-reading instruction with and without motivational beliefs training for struggling readers in the upper elementary grades: A pilot investigation

Elementary School Journal, 117(4), 593–615.

By: J. Toste*, P. Capin*, S. Vaughn*, G. Roberts* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: J. Toste*, P. Capin*, S. Vaughn*, G. Roberts* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2016 journal article

An artificial intelligence tutor: A supplementary tool for teaching and practicing braille

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 110(5), 309–322.

By: T. McCarthy*, L. Rosenblum*, B. Johnson*, J. Dittel & D. Kearns*

Contributors: T. McCarthy*, L. Rosenblum*, B. Johnson*, J. Dittel & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2016 journal article

Exploring individual differences in irregular word recognition among children with early-emerging and late-emerging word reading difficulty

Journal of Educational Psychology, 109(1), 51–69.

By: L. Steacy, D. Kearns*, J. Gilbert, D. Compton, E. Cho, E. Lindstrom, A. Collins

Contributors: L. Steacy, D. Kearns*, J. Gilbert, D. Compton, E. Cho, E. Lindstrom, A. Collins

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2016 journal article

Exploring the connection between arithmetic and prealgebraic reasoning at first and second grade

Journal of Educational Psychology, 108(7), 943–959.

By: S. Powell, D. Kearns* & M. Driver

Contributors: S. Powell, D. Kearns* & M. Driver

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2016 journal article

Semantic and Phonological Ability to Adjust Recoding: A Unique Correlate of Word Reading Skill?

Scientific Studies of Reading, 20(6), 455–470.

By: D. Kearns*, H. Rogers, T. Koriakin & R. Al Ghanem

Contributors: D. Kearns*, H. Rogers, T. Koriakin & R. Al Ghanem

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2016 journal article

Using new vocabulary in writing: Exploring how word and learner characteristics relate to the likelihood that writers use newly taught vocabulary

Reading and Writing, 29(9), 1817–1843.

By: C. Dobbs* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: C. Dobbs* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2014 journal article

Behavioral Attention: A Longitudinal Study of Whether and How It Influences the Development of Word Reading and Reading Comprehension Among At-Risk Readers

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 7(3), 232–249.

By: A. Miller*, D. Fuchs*, L. Fuchs*, D. Compton*, D. Kearns*, W. Zhang*, L. Yen*, S. Patton*, D. Kirchner*

Contributors: A. Miller*, D. Fuchs*, L. Fuchs*, D. Compton*, D. Kearns*, W. Zhang*, L. Yen*, S. Patton*, D. Kirchner*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2014 journal article

Customizing a research-based reading practice: Balancing the importance of implementation fidelity with professional judgment

Reading Teacher, 68(3), 173–183.

By: K. McMaster, P. Jung, D. Brandes, V. Pinto*, D. Fuchs*, D. Kearns*, C. Lemons*, L. Sáenz, L. Yen*

Contributors: K. McMaster, P. Jung, D. Brandes, V. Pinto*, D. Fuchs*, D. Kearns*, C. Lemons*, L. Sáenz, L. Yen*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2014 journal article

How elementary-age children read polysyllabic polymorphemic words

Journal of Educational Psychology, 107(2), 364–390.

By: D. Kearns*

Contributors: D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2014 journal article

Modeling Polymorphemic Word Recognition: Exploring Differences Among Children With Early-Emerging and Late-Emerging Word Reading Difficulty

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 49(4), 368–394.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2014 journal article

Orthographic, Phonological, and morphological skills and children's word reading in Arabic: A literature review

Reading Research Quarterly, 50(1), 83–109.

By: R. Al Ghanem* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: R. Al Ghanem* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2013 journal article

Does cognitively focused instruction improve the academic performance of low-achieving students?

Exceptional Children, 79(3), 263–290.

By: D. Kearns* & D. Fuchs

Contributors: D. Kearns* & D. Fuchs

Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2013 journal article

Multisyllabic Word Reading as a Moderator of Morphological Awareness and Reading Comprehension

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47(1), 34–43.

Contributors: J. Gilbert*, A. Goodwin*, D. Compton* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2013 journal article

Probing lexical representations: Simultaneous modeling of word and reader contributions to multidimensional lexical representations

Journal of Educational Psychology, 106(2), 448–468.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2011 journal article

On the importance of a cognitive processing perspective: An introduction

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 44(2), 99–104.

By: D. Fuchs*, J. Hale* & D. Kearns*

Contributors: D. Fuchs*, J. Hale* & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2011 journal article

Word and Person Effects on Decoding Accuracy: A New Look at an Old Question

Journal of Educational Psychology, 103(2), 489–507.

By: J. Gilbert*, D. Compton & D. Kearns*

Contributors: J. Gilbert*, D. Compton & D. Kearns*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

2010 journal article

Factors contributing to teachers' sustained use of Kindergarten peer-assisted learning strategies

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 3(4), 315–342.

By: D. Kearns*, D. Fuchs*, K. McMaster*, L. Sáenz, L. Fuchs*, L. Yen*, C. Meyers*, M. Stein* ...

Contributors: D. Kearns*, D. Fuchs*, K. McMaster*, L. Sáenz, L. Fuchs*, L. Yen*, C. Meyers*, M. Stein* ...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 4, 2024

Employment

Updated: December 3rd, 2024 23:19

2024 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy Teacher Education and Learning Sciences

2024 - 2024

University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut, US
Professor Department of Educational Psychology

2018 - 2024

University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut, US
Associate Professor Department of Educational Psychology

2014 - 2018

University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut, US
Assistant Professor Department of Educational Psychology

2011 - 2014

Boston University Boston, MA, US
Assistant Professor School of Education

Education

Updated: May 17th, 2016 18:51

2006 - 2010

Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, US
Ph.D. Special Education

2000 - 2004

Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA, US
M.A. in Elementary Literacy and Language Arts Education

1995 - 1998

Georgetown University Washington, DC, US
B.A. History; Government

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