Research Findings
Research Briefs

Summer Learning Disparities
(September 2021)

Self-Regulation Partially Offsets Risk of Reading Failure
(May 2021)

Inequities in Early Literacy Trajectories in Virginia
(March 2021)
Selected Peer Review Publications
Demchak, A., Anaya, J., Dahl-Leonard, K., Hall, C., Conner, C., & Solari, E. J. (2025). Analyzing Alphabet Knowledge Acquisition in Young Children. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 1–18. Link
Grimm, R. P., Solari, E. J., McIntyre, N. S., & Denton, C. A. (2018). Early reading skill profiles in typically developing and at-risk first grade readers to inform targeted early reading instruction. Journal of School Psychology, 69, 111–126. Link
Grimm, R. P., Solari, E. J., & Gerber, M. M. (2018). A longitudinal investigation of reading development from kindergarten to grade eight in a Spanish-speaking bilingual population. Reading and Writing, 31, 559–581. Link
Hall, C., Dahl‐Leonard, K., Cho, E., Solari, E. J., Capin, P., Conner, C. L., ... & Kehoe, K. F. (2022). Forty Years of Reading Intervention Research for Elementary Students with or at Risk for Dyslexia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Reading Research Quarterly. Link
Hall, C., Solari, E. J., Hayes, L., et al. (2024). Validation of an instrument for assessing elementary-grade educators’ knowledge to teach reading. Reading and Writing, 37, 1955–1974. Link
Henry, A. R., Conner, C., Zajic, M. C., et al. (2023). Feasibility and Initial Efficacy of an Adapted Telepractice Listening Comprehension Intervention for School-Aged Children with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53, 1862–1872. Link
Kehoe, K. F., McGinty, A. S., Williford, A. P., & Whittaker, J. V. (2021). Behavioral self-regulation as a protective factor for children at risk of reading failure: Predicting first-grade reading from kindergarten entry assessment (KEA) data. Early Education and Development. Link
Solari, E. J., Denton, C. A., Petscher, Y., & Haring, C. (2018). Examining the Effects and Feasibility of a Teacher-Implemented Tier 1 and Tier 2 Intervention in Word Reading, Fluency, and Comprehension. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 11(2), 163–191. Link
Solari, E. J., Denton, C., & Haring, C. (2017). How to reach first-grade struggling readers: An integrated instructional approach. Teaching Exceptional Children, 49(3), 149–159. Link
Solari, E. J., Grimm, R. P., McIntyre, N. S., Zajic, M., & Mundy, P. C. (2019). Longitudinal stability of reading profiles in individuals with higher functioning autism. Autism, 23(8), 1911–1926. Link
Solari, E. J., Grimm, R., McIntyre, N. S., Swain-Lerro, L., Zajic, M., & Mundy, P. C. (2017). The relation between text reading fluency and reading comprehension for students with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 41, 8–19. Link
Solari, E. J., Hall, C., & McGinty, A. (2021). Brick by brick: A series of landmark studies pointing to the importance of early reading intervention. The Reading League Journal. Link
Solari, E. J., Kehoe, K. F., Cho, E., Hall, C., Vargas, I., Dahl‐Leonard, K., ... & Conner, C. (2022). Effectiveness of Interventions for English Learners with Word Reading Difficulties: A Research Synthesis. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 37(3), 158–174. Link
Solari, E. J., Petscher, Y., & Folsom, J. S. (2014). Differentiating Literacy Growth of ELL Students With LD From Other High-Risk Subgroups and General Education Peers: Evidence From Grades 3–10. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47(4), 329–348. Link