Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
*denotes student or post-doc advisee
Wexler, J., Swanson, E., Kurz, L., *Shelton, A., & Vaughn, S. (in press). Enhancing reading comprehension in middle school classrooms using a critical reading routine. Intervention in School & Clinic, 55(4). DOI: 10.1177/1053451219855738
Wexler, J., Swanson, E., & Vaughn, S., *Shelton, A., & Kurz. L. (in press). Building a sustainable school-wide adolescent literacy model in middle schools: Guidance for administrators. Middle School Journal. DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2019.1603802
*Shelton, A., Wexler, J., Silverman, R. D., & Stapleton, L. M. (2019). A synthesis of reading comprehension interventions for persons with mild intellectual disability. Review of Educational Research, 89, 612-651. DOI: 10.3102/0034654319857041
Wexler, J., Kearns, D. M., Lemons, C. J., Mitchell, M., *Clancy, E., *Davidson, K. A., *Sinclair, A. C., & Wei, Y. (2018). Reading comprehension and co-teaching practices in middle school English language arts classrooms. Exceptional Children, 84(4), 384-402. DOI: 10.1177/0014402918771543
Lemons, C., Vaughn, S., Wexler, J., Kearns, D. M., & *Sinclair, A. C. (2018). Envisioning an improved continuum of special education services for students with learning disabilities: Considering intervention intensity. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 33(3), 131-143. DOI: 10.1111/ldrp.12173
Swanson, E. & Wexler, J. (2017). Selecting appropriate text appropriate for adolescents with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 49(3), 160-167. DOI: 10.1177/0040059916670630
Wexler, J., Reed, D. K., Barton, E. E., *Mitchell. M., & *Clancy, E. (2017). The effects of a peer mediated reading intervention on juvenile offenders’ main idea statements about informational text. Behavioral Disorders, 42(3). DOI: 10.1177/0198742917703359
Wexler, J., *Mitchell, M. A., *Clancy, E., & Silverman, R. D. (2016). An investigation of literacy practices in science classrooms. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 33(3), 258-277, DOI: 10.1080/10573569.2016.1193832
Vaughn, S., Roberts, G., Schnakenberg, J. B., Fall, A.-M., Vaughn, M. G., & Wexler, J. (2015). Improving reading comprehension for high school students with disabilities: Effects for comprehension and school retention. Exceptional Children, 82(1), 117–131. DOI: 10.1177/0014402915585478
Wexler, J., Reed, D. K., Pyle, N., *Mitchell, M., & Barton, E. E. (2015). A synthesis of peer mediated academic interventions for secondary struggling learners. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 48(5), 451–470. DOI: 10.1177/0022219413504997
Wexler, J., Reed, D. K., & Sturges, K. M. (2015). Reading practices in the juvenile correctional facility setting: Incarcerated adolescents speak out. Exceptionality, 23(2), 100–123. DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2014.986602
Wexler, J., *Pyle, N., Flower, A., Fall, J., & Cole, H. (2014). A synthesis of academic interventions for incarcerated adolescents. Review of Educational Research, 84(1), 3-46. DOI: 10.3102/0034654313499410
Vaughn, S., Wexler, J., Leroux, A., Roberts, G., Denton, C.A., & Fletcher, J. (2012). Effects of an intensive reading intervention for eighth grade students with a persistently inadequate response to intervention. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45(6), 515-525. DOI: 10.1177/0022219411402692
Vaughn, S., Wexler, J., Roberts, G., Barth, A. E., Cirino, P. T., Romain, M., Fletcher, J. M. (2011). The effects of tertiary treatments on middle school students with reading disabilities: Individualized versus standardized approaches. Exceptional Children, 77, 391-407.
Wexler, J., Vaughn, S., Roberts, G., & Denton, C. A. (2010). The efficacy of repeated reading and wide reading practice for high school students with severe reading disabilities. Learning Disabilities, Research & Practice, 25, 2-10.
Edmonds, M. S., Vaughn, S., Wexler, J., Reutebuch, C. K., Cable, A., Tackett K. K., & Schnakenberg, J. W. (2009). A synthesis of reading interventions and effects on reading comprehension outcomes for older struggling readers. Review of Educational Research, 79, 262-300. DOI: 10.3102/0034654308325998
Wexler, J., Vaughn, S., Edmonds, M., & Reutebuch, C. K. (2008). A synthesis of fluency interventions for secondary struggling readers. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 21, 317-347.
Chapters
Wexler, J., Wanzek, J., & Vaughn, S. (2019). Spotting problems before they start: preventing and remediating reading disabilities. In N. Young, C. Michael, & T. Citro (Eds.) From floundering to fluent: Reaching and teaching the struggling reader. (pp. 1-32). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Wexler, J., & *Pyle, N. F. (2013). Effective approaches to increase student engagement. In C. Franklin, M. B. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The school services sourcebook, second edition (pp. 381–394). New York, NY: Oxford Press.
Vaughn, M. G., Perron, B. E., Beaver, K. M., DeLisi, M., & Wexler, J. (2010). Transactional pathways in the development of externalizing behaviors in a sample of kindergarten children with impaired self-control. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Control theory and its applications (pp. 41–53). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Swanson, E., Wexler, J., & Vaughn, S. (2009). Text reading and students with learning disabilities. In E. H. Hiebert (Ed.), Reading more, reading better (pp. 210–230). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Wexler, J., Wanzek, J., & Vaughn, S. (2009). Preventing and remediating reading difficulties for elementary and secondary students. In G. D. Sideridis (Ed.), Strategies in reading for struggling learners (pp. 15–35). Weston, MA: Learning Disabilities Worldwide.
Wexler, J., Edmonds, M., & Vaughn, S. (2008). Teaching older readers with reading difficulties. In R. J. Morris & N. Mather (Eds.), Evidence-based interventions for students with learning and behavioral challenges (pp. 193–214). New York, NY: Routledge.
Books
Wexler, J., Swanson, E., & *Shelton, A. (in press). Literacy coaching in secondary settings: Improving intensive instruction for all students. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Reed, D. K., Wexler, J., & Vaughn, S. (2012). RTI for reading at the secondary level: Recommended literacy practices and remaining questions. New York: Guildford Press.
Denton, C. A., Vaughn, S., Wexler, J., Bryan, D., & Reed, D. (2012). Effective instruction for middle school students with reading difficulties: The reading teacher's sourcebook. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.