Rojo, M., Gersib, J. A., Powell, S. R., Shen, Z., King, S. G., Akther, S. S., Arsenault, T. L., Bos, S. E., Lariviere, D. O. & Lin, X. (2024). A meta-analysis of mathematics interventions: Examining the impacts of intervention characteristics. Educational Psychology Review, 36(9). doi:10.1007/s10648-023-09843-0.
Powell, S. R., Moore, C. E., Vander Tuin, M., Fall, A.-M. & Roberts, G. (2024). Investigation of the initial feasibility of extended mathematics read-alouds used by kindergarten teachers. Frontiers in Education, 9(1379491). doi:10.3389/feduc.2024.1379491.
Lin, X. & Powell, S. R. (2024). Development of a fraction vocabulary measure. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 49(3), 138–147. doi:10.1177/15345084231202407.
Lariviere, D. O., Powell, S. R. & Akther, S. R. (2024). A synthesis of pre-algebraic reasoning interventions for students with mathematics difficulty in grade 6 through 8. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 39(1), 4–17. doi:10.1177/09388982231222179.
Powell, S. R., Bouck, E. C., Sutherland, M., Clarke, B., Arsenault, T. L. & Freeman-Green, S. (2023). Essential components for math instruction. Teaching Exceptional Children, 56(1), 14–24. doi:10.1177/00400599221125892.
Powell, S. R., Akther, S. S., Yoon, N. Y., Berry, K. A., Nemcek, C., Fall, A.-M. & Roberts, G. (2023). The effect of addition and subtraction practice within word-problem intervention on addition and subtraction outcomes. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 38(3), 182198. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12319.
Park, S., Stecker, P. M. & Powell, S. R. (2023). A teachers toolkit for assessment when implementing data-based individualization in mathematics. Intervention in School and Clinic, 59(4), 243–253. doi:10.1177/10534512231182042.
Lin, X. & Powell, S. R. (2023). Initial efficacy of a fraction vocabulary intervention for students experiencing mathematics difficulty in Grade 4. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 38(4), 253–262. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12321.
Lin, X. & Powell, S. R. (2023). Exploring the impacts of linguistics, working memory, age, and gender on the quantity-number competencies model. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 63, 85–97. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2022.12.003.
Lin, X. & Powell, S. R. (2023). Exploring academic and cognitive skills impacting retention and acquisition of word-problem skills gained during or after intervention. Child Development, 94(6), e362–e376. doi:10.1111/cdev.13970.
King, S. G. & Powell, S. R. (2023). Language proficiency and the relation to word-problem performance in emergent bilingual students with mathematics difficulties. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 38(4), 263–273. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12325.
Bos, S. E., Powell, S. R., Maddox, S. A. & Doabler, C. T. (2023). A synthesis of the conceptualization and measurement of implementation fidelity in mathematics intervention research. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 56(2), 95–115. doi:10.1177/00222194211065498.
Arsenault, T. L., Powell, S. R., Hebert, M. A., King, S. G., Lin, X. & Lang, D. (2023). Mathematics writing profiles for students with mathematics difficulty. Reading and Writing, 36, 2025–2052. doi:10.1007/s11145-022-10375-2.
Stevens, E. A., Forsyth, S. R. & Powell, S. R. (2022). Examining problem-solving schemas and schema features in childrens trade books. The Elementary School Journal, 123(2), 318343. doi:10.1086/721769.
Nelson, G., Cook, S. C., Zarate, K., Drake, K. R., Powell, S. R., Maggin, D. M., Kiss, A. J., Ford, J. W., Sun, L. & Espinas, D. R. (2022). A systematic review of meta-analyses in special education: Exploring the evidence base for high-leverage practices. Remedial and Special Education, 43(5), 344358. doi:10.1177/07419325211063491.
Myers, J. A., Witzel, B. S., Powell, S. R., Li, H., Pigott, T., Xin, Y. P. & Hughes, E. M. (2022). A meta-analysis of mathematics word-problem solving interventions for elementary students who evidence mathematics difficulties. Review of Educational Research, 92(5), 695742. doi:10.3102/00346543211070049.
Powell, S. R., Urrutia, V. Y., Berry, K. A. & Barnes, M. A. (2022). The word-problem solving and explanations of students experiencing mathematics difficulty: A comparison based on dual-language status. Learning Disability Quarterly, 45(1), 6–18. doi:10.1177/0731948720922198.
Powell, S. R., Namkung, J. M. & Lin, X. (2022). An investigation of using keywords to solve word problems. The Elementary School Journal, 122(3), 452–473. doi:10.1086/717888.
Powell, S. R., Berry, K. A., Fall, A.-M., Roberts, G., Barnes, M. A., Fuchs, L. S., Martinez-Lincoln, A., Forsyth, S. R., Vinsonhaler, R. K., Benz, S. A., Zaparolli, D. & Lin, X. (2022). Does word-problem performance maintain? Follow-up one year after implementation of a word-problem intervention. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 15(1), 52–77. doi:10.1080/19345747.2021.1961332.
Powell, S. R., Berry, K. A., Acunto, A. N., Fall, A.-M. & Roberts, G. (2022). Applying an individual word-problem intervention to a small-group setting: A pilot studys evidence of improved word-problem performance for students experiencing mathematics difficulty. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 55(5), 359–374. doi:10.1177/00222194211047635.
Powell, S. R., Benz, S. A., Mason, E. N. & Lembke, E. S. (2022). How to structure and intensify mathematics intervention. Beyond Behavior, 31(5), 5–15. doi:10.1177/10742956211072267.
Lin, X. & Powell, S. R. (2022). The roles of initial mathematics, reading, and cognitive skills in subsequent mathematics performance: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach. Review of Educational Research, 92(2), 288–325. doi:10.3102/00346543211054576.
Arsenault, T. L. & Powell, S. R. (2022). Word-problem performance differences by schema: An analysis of students with and without mathematics difficulty. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 37(1), 37–50. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12273.
Blumenthal, Y., Blumenthal, S., Lembke, E. S., Powell, S. R., Schutze-Petzold, P. & Thomas, E. R. (2021). Educator perspectives on data-based decision making in Germany and the United States. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 54(4), 284–299. doi:10.1177/0022219420986120.
Lin, X. & Powell, S. R. (2021). Examining the relation between whole-number and fractions: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 67, 102017. doi:10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.102017.
Powell, S. R. & Nelson, G. (2021). University students misconceptions about rational numbers: Implications for developmental mathematics and instruction of younger students. Psychology in the Schools, 58(2), 307–331. doi:10.1002/pits.22448.
Unal, Z. E., Powell, S. R., Ozel, S., Scofield, J. E. & Geary, D. C. (2021). Mathematics vocabulary differentially predicts mathematics achievement in eighth grade higher- versus lower-achieving students: Comparisons across two countries. Learning and Individual Differences, 92, 102061. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2021.102061.
Lin, X. & Powell, S.R. (2021). Examining the relation between whole-number and fractions: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 67, 102017. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.102017.
Benz, S. A. & Powell, S. R. (2021). The influence of behavior on performance within a word-problem intervention for students with mathematics difficulty. Remedial and Special Education, 42(3), 182–192. doi:10.1177/0741932520923063.
Nurnberger-Haag, J., Alexander, A. N. & Powell, S. R. (2021). What counts in number books? A content-domain specific typology to evaluate childrens books for mathematics. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 23(2), 145–169. doi:10.1080/109860652020.1777365.
Powell, S. R., Berry, K. A., Fall, A.-M., Roberts, G., Fuchs, L. S. & Barnes, M. A. (2021). Alternative paths to improved word-problem performance: An advantage for embedding pre-algebraic reasoning instruction within word-problem intervention. Journal of Educational Psychology, 113(5), 145–169. doi:10.1037/edu0000513.
Powell, S. R., Hebert, M. A. & Hughes, E. M. (2021). How educators use mathematics writing in the classroom: A national survey of mathematics educators. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 34(2), 417–447. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-020-10076-8.
Powell, S. R., Lembke, E., Ketterlin-Geller, L., Petscher, Y., Hwang, J., Bos, S. E., Cix, T., Hirt, S., Mason, E. N., Pruitt-Britton, T., Thomas, E. & Tipton, S. (2021). Data-based individualization in mathematics to support middle-school teachers and their students with mathematics learning difficulty. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 69, 100897. doi:10.1016/j.stueduc.2020.100897.
Powell, S. R., Berry, K. A. & Benz, S. A. (2020). Analyzing the word-problem performance and strategies of students experiencing mathematics difficulty. Journal of Mathematical Behavior. doi:10.1016/j.jmathb.2020.100759.
Powell, S. R., Urrutia, V. Y., Berry, K. A. & Barnes, M. A. (2020). The word-problem solving and explanations of students experiencing mathematics difficulty: A comparison based on dual-language status. Learning Disability Quarterly. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948720922198.
Fuchs, L. S., Powell, S. R., Fall, A.-M., Roberts, G., Cirino, P., Fuchs, D. & Gilbert, J. K. (2020). Do the processes engaged during mathematical word-problem solving differ along the distribution of word-problem competence?. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 60(101811), 1–9. doi:10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101811.
Hughes, E. M., Powell, S. R. & Lee, J.-Y. (2020). Development and psychometric report of a middle school mathematics vocabulary measure. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 45(3), 226–234. doi:10.1177/1534508418820116.
Martinez-Lincoln, A., Tran, L. M. & Powell, S. R. (2020). What the hands tell us about mathematical learning: A synthesis of gesture use in mathematics instruction. Gesture, 17(3), 374–415. doi:https://doi.org/10.1075/gest.17014.mar.
Namkung, J. M., Hebert, M. A., Powell, S. R., Hoins, M., Bricko, N. & Torchia, M. (2020). Comparing and validating four methods for scoring mathematics writing. Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 36(2), 157–175. doi:10.1080/10573569.2019.1700858.
Powell, S. R., Berry, K. A. & Barnes, M. A. (2020). The role of pre-algebraic reasoning with a word-problem intervention for third-grade students with mathematics difficulty. ZDM Mathematics Education, 52(1), 151–163. doi:10.1007/s11858-019-01093-1.
Powell, S. R., Berry, K. A. & Tran, L. M. (2020). Performance differences on a measure of mathematics vocabulary for English Learners and non-English Learners with and without mathematics difficulty. Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 36(2), 124–141. doi:10.1080/10573569.2019.1677538.
Powell, S. R., Doabler, C. T., Akinola, O., Therrien, W. J., Maddox, S. A. & Hess, K. E. (2020). A synthesis of elementary mathematics interventions: Comparisons of students with mathematics difficulty with and without comorbid reading difficulty. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 53(4), 244–276. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219419881646.
Powell, S. R. & Fluhler, S. K. (2020). A brief measure of mathematics symbols: Performance at grades 1, 3, and 5. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 45(5), 266–276. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508418809884.
Powell, S. R., Stevens, E. A. & Hughes, E. M. (2019). Math language in middle school: Be more specific. Teaching Exceptional Children, 51(4), 286–295. doi:10.1177/0040059918808762.
Powell, S. R., Stevens, E. A. & Berry, K. A. (2019). Effects of a word-problem intervention on word-problem language features for third-grade students with mathematics difficulty. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 24(3), 1–14. doi:10.18666/LDMJ-2019-V24-I2-9835.
Powell, S. R., Fuchs, L. S. & Gilbert, J. K. (2019). Variables influencing algebra performance: Understanding rational numbers is essential. Learning and Individual Differences, 74(101758). doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2019.101758.
Hebert, M. A., Powell, S. R., Bohaty, J. J. & Roehling, J. (2019). Piloting a mathematics writing intervention with late elementary students at-risk for learning difficulties. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 34(3), 144–157. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12202.
Stevens, E. A., Rodgers, M. A. & Powell, S. R. (2018). Intensive interventions in mathematics for upper elementary and secondary students: A meta-analysis of research. Remedial and Special Education, 39(6), 327–340. doi:10.1177/0741932517731887.
Nelson, G. & Powell, S. R. (2018). A systematic review of longitudinal studies of mathematics difficulty. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51(6), 523–539. doi:10.1177/0022219417714773.
Nelson, G. & Powell, S. (2018). Computation error analysis: Students with mathematics difficulty compared to typically achieving students. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 43, 144–156. doi:10.1177/1534508417745627.
Forysth, S. R. & Powell, S. R. (2017). Differences in the mathematics-vocabulary knowledge of fifth-grade students with and without learning difficulties. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 32(4), 231–245. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12144.
Powell, S. R. & Nelson, G. (2017). An investigation of the mathematics-vocabulary knowledge of first-grade students. The Elementary School Journal, 117(4), 664–686. doi:10.1086/691604.
Powell, S. R., Hebert, M. A., Cohen, J. A., Casa, T. M. & Firmender, J. M. (2017). A synthesis of mathematics writing: Assessments, interventions, and surveys. Journal of Writing Research, 8(3), 493–526. doi:10.17239/jowr-2017.08.03.04.
Powell, S. R., Driver, M. K., Roberts, G. & Fall, A.-M. (2017). An analysis of the mathematics vocabulary knowledge of third- and fifth-grade students: Connections to general vocabulary and mathematics computation.. Learning and Individual Differences, 57, 22–32. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2017.05.011.
Powell, S. R., Cirino, P. T. & Malone, A. S. (2017). Child-level predictors of responsiveness to evidence-based mathematics intervention. Exceptional Children, 83(4), 359–377. doi:10.1177/0014402917690728.
Powell, S. R., Berry, K. A., Benz, S. A., Forsyth, S. R. & Martinez-Lincoln, A. (2017). Teaching students to understand and solve word problems. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 63(2), 6–12.
King, S. A., Powell, S. R., Lemons, C. J. & Davidson, K. A. (2017). Comparison of mathematics performance of children and adolescents with and without Down syndrome. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 52(2), 208–222.
Driver, M. K.. & Powell, S. R.. (2017). Culturally and linguistically responsive schema intervention: Improving word-problem solving for English language learners with mathematics difficulty. Learning Disability Quarterly, 40(1), 41–53. doi:10.1177/0731948716646730.
Hughes, E. M., Powell, S. R. & Stevens, E. A. (2016). Supporting clear and concise mathematics language: Instead of that, say this. Teaching Exceptional Children, 49(1), 7–17. doi:10.1177/0040059916654901.
Stevens, E. A. & Powell, S. R. (2016). Unpacking word problems for diverse learners: A guide to using schemas. Childhood Education, 92, 86–91. doi:10.1080/00094056.2016.1134253.
Hughes, E. M., Powell, S. R., Lembke, E. S. & Riley-Tillman, T. C. (2016). Taking the guesswork out of locating evidence-based practices for diverse learners. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 31(3), 130141. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12103.
Hebert, M. A. & Powell, S. R. (2016). Examining fourth-grade mathematics writing: Features of organization, mathematics vocabulary, and mathematical representations. Reading and Writing, 29(7), 15111537. doi:10.1007/s11145-016-9649-5.
Powell, S. R. & Nurnberger-Haag, J. (2015). Everybody counts, but usually just to 10! A systematic analysis of number representations in childrens books. Early Education and Development, 26(3), 377–398. doi:10.1080/10409289.2015.994466.
Powell, S. R. & Driver, M. K. (2015). The influence of mathematics vocabulary instruction embedded within addition tutoring for first-grade students with mathematics difficulty. Learning Disability Quarterly, 38(4), 221–233. doi:10.1177/0731948714564574.
Powell, S. R. (2015). The influence of symbols and equations on understanding mathematical equivalence. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50(5), 266–272. doi:10.1177/0731948714564574.
Powell, S. R. (2015). Connecting evidence-based practice with implementation opportunities in special education mathematics preparation. Intervention in School and Clinic, 51(2), 90–96. doi:10.1177/1053451215579269.
Powell, S. R., Driver, M. K. & Julian, T. E. (2015). The effect of tutoring with nonstandard equations on the mathematics performance of second-grade students with mathematics difficulty. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 48(5), 523–534. doi:10.1177/0022219413512613.
Powell, S. R., Fuchs, L. S., Cirino, P. T., Fuchs, D., Compton, D. L. & Changas, P. C.. (2015). Effects of a multi-tier support system on calculation, word-problem, and pre-algebraic learning among at-risk learners. Exceptional Children, 81(4), 443–470. doi:10.1177/0014402914563702.
Powell, S. R. & Fuchs, L. S. (2015). Intensive intervention in mathematics. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 30, 182192. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12087.
Lemons, C. J., Powell, S. R., King, S. A. & Davidson, K. (2015). Mathematics interventions for children and adolescents with Down syndrome: A research synthesis. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 59(8), 767783. doi:10.1111/jir.12188.
Cirino, P. T., Fuchs, L. S., Elias, J., Powell, S. R. & Schumacher, R. F. (2015). Cognitive and mathematical profiles for different forms of learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 48(2), 156175. doi:10.1177/0022219413494239.
Powell, S. R. & Stecker, P. M. (2014). Using data-based individualization to intensify mathematics intervention for students with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 46(4), 31–37. doi:10.1177/0040059914523735.
Powell, S. R., Fuchs, L. S. & Fuchs, D. (2013). Reaching the mountaintop: Addressing the Common Core Standards in mathematics for students with mathematics difficulties. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 28(1), 38–48. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12001.
Powell, S. R. (2012). Equations and the equal sign in elementary mathematics textbooks. The Elementary School Journal, 112, 627–648. doi:10.1086/665009.
Powell, S. R. (2012). High-stakes testing for students with mathematics difficulty: Response format effects in mathematics problem solving. Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 35(1), 3–9. doi:10.1177/0731948711428773.
Powell, S. (2011). Solving word problems using schemas: A review of the literature. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 26(2), 94–108. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5826.2011.00329.x.
Powell, S. R. & Fuchs, L. S. (2010). Contribution of equal-sign instruction beyond word-problem tutoring for third-grade students with mathematics difficulty. Journal of Educational Psychology, 102(2), 381–394. doi:10.1037/a0018447.
Powell, S. R., Fuchs, L. S. & Fuchs, D. (2010). Embedding number combinations practice within word-problem tutoring. Intervention in School and Clinic, 46(1), 22–30. doi:10.1177/1053451210369516.