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September 8, 2026The Journal of Special Education

Teacher-Reported Reading Instructional Practices for Students With Complex Communication Needs

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HKHannah M. KovacichMBMatthew E. Brock

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Overview

Survey study reveals fragmented reading instruction and rare use of evidence-based curricula in students with complex communication needs, highlighting a persistent research-to-practice gap.

Key Points

  • To examine how special education teachers deliver reading instruction and establish literacy goals for students with complex communication needs.
  • Survey of N=131 K–12 special education teachers reporting on instructional practices for 217 students with complex communication needs.
  • Most reading instruction takes place within self-contained classrooms, and teachers rarely implement research-supported curricula designed for this population.
  • Instructional objectives typically prioritize fragmented reading skills, such as letter identification, rather than comprehensive literacy, and some students have no reading goals.
  • Elementary-aged students are more likely than older students to have instructional goals focused on phonics.

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Kovacich et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd78a58e84d0ff5b46472https://doi.org/10.1177/00224669261481487
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