What does this research mean for the field?

The Functional Reading Activities to Motivate and Empower (FRAME) intervention produces sustained but reduced improvements in reading comprehension strategy use at 6 months post-intervention in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, though it does not maintain distal comprehension outcomes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate whether reading gains from a strategy-based literacy intervention were maintained 6 months post-intervention in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and to assess intervention social validity.

August 29, 2026American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Functional Reading Activities to Motivate and Empower: Maintenance of Reading Outcomes for Young Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Following a Randomized Controlled Trial

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APAlison Prahl KFKaitlynn Fraze AKAnupama Kannan

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Randomized trial demonstrates sustained strategy use but diminished comprehension gains in young adults with intellectual disabilities, highlighting the need for ongoing literacy supports.

Key Points

To evaluate whether reading gains from a strategy-based literacy intervention were maintained 6 months post-intervention in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and to assess intervention social validity.
Follow-up analysis of a randomized controlled trial comprising 44 young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ages 18–26 years) assigned to the FRAME intervention (n = 23) or control (n = 21).
Trial outcomes, including reading comprehension strategy use (proximal) and reading comprehension questions (distal), were evaluated via telepractice at pretest, posttest, and 6-month follow-up, alongside post-intervention qualitative interviews.
FRAME participants maintained significant, though reduced, improvements in strategy use compared to controls at the 6-month follow-up (p = .040).
Between-group differences in distal reading comprehension questions were not sustained at 6 months (p = .091).
Participants reported high intervention acceptability, highlighting perceived gains in comprehension, self-improvement, and daily independence.

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Prahl et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92995f8e5d7d1fc0c113ea https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_ajslp-26-00004

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August 29, 2026American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Functional Reading Activities to Motivate and Empower: Maintenance of Reading Outcomes for Young Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Following a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Authors

APAlison Prahl KFKaitlynn Fraze AKAnupama Kannan

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Overview

Randomized trial demonstrates sustained strategy use but diminished comprehension gains in young adults with intellectual disabilities, highlighting the need for ongoing literacy supports.

Key Points

To evaluate whether reading gains from a strategy-based literacy intervention were maintained 6 months post-intervention in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and to assess intervention social validity.
Follow-up analysis of a randomized controlled trial comprising 44 young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ages 18–26 years) assigned to the FRAME intervention (n = 23) or control (n = 21).
Trial outcomes, including reading comprehension strategy use (proximal) and reading comprehension questions (distal), were evaluated via telepractice at pretest, posttest, and 6-month follow-up, alongside post-intervention qualitative interviews.
FRAME participants maintained significant, though reduced, improvements in strategy use compared to controls at the 6-month follow-up (p = .040).
Between-group differences in distal reading comprehension questions were not sustained at 6 months (p = .091).
Participants reported high intervention acceptability, highlighting perceived gains in comprehension, self-improvement, and daily independence.

Cite This Study

Prahl et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92995f8e5d7d1fc0c113ea https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_ajslp-26-00004

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