ADHD & COMPREHENSION 1 READING COMPREHENSION DEFICITS IN STUDENTS WITH ADHD: CAUSES AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES by Dawn Tolsma Hovie SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSTIY

...................................................................................................................4 Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................5 Background ..................................................................................................5 Statement of the Problem .............................................................................6 Research Questions ......................................................................................7 Definition of Terms......................................................................................7 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ........................................7 Reading Comprehension ..................................................................7 Deficit ..............................................................................................7 Intervention Strategies .....................................................................8 Effective ...........................................................................................8 Significant Growth ...........................................................................8 Elementary and Middle School-Aged Children ...............................8 Theoretical Framework ................................................................................8 Summary ......................................................................................................9 Chapter 2: Review of the Literature .........................................................................9 Reading Comprehension and ADHD...........................................................9 Effects of ADHD on Reading Comprehension ..............................10 Cognitive Tempo ...........................................................................13 ADHD and Brain Research ........................................................................14 Executive Function ........................................................................14 Working Memory...........................................................................16 Metacognition ................................................................................24 Positive and Retroactive Interference ............................................26 ADHD & COMPREHENSION 3 Intervention Research ................................................................................28 Effects of Stimulant Medications...................................................28 Academic Interventions .................................................................30 Teacher Consultation Method ........................................................37 Summary ....................................................................................................38 Chapter III: Results and Analysis Relative to the Problem ...................................39 Reading Comprehension and ADHD.........................................................39 ADHD and Brain Research ........................................................................40 Working Memory...........................................................................40 Intrusion Errors ..............................................................................41 Metacognition ................................................................................42 Intervention Research ................................................................................42 Summary ....................................................................................................44 Chapter IV: Recommendations and Conclusion ....................................................45 Recommendation .......................................................................................45 Intervention Strategies ...............................................................................45 Somebody Wanted But So .............................................................45 Logographic Cues ..........................................................................46 Rereading .......................................................................................47 Areas for Further Research ........................................................................47 Participants .....................................................................................48 Method ...........................................................................................48 Data Analysis .................................................................................49 Conclusion .................................................................................................49 References ........................................................................................................51 ADHD & COMPREHENSION 4