| Name | Camilla Nilvius |
| PhD student at | Post Graduate School of Special Education for Teacher Educators (SET) |
| Employed at | Linnaeus University |
| Home-page | https://lnu.se/personal/camilla.nilvius/ |
| Telephone | +46 (0) 470 – 76 78 79 |
| E-mail address | Camilla.nilvius@lnu.se |
| Title of research | Evaluating a full-scale Response to Intervention (RtI) – model to enhance students’ reading abilities |
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| Abstract | My research interest focuses on the RtI-model and how it can serve as a preventative framework for students “at-risk” of developing reading difficulties. My dissertation includes four different studies with various methods. Study one is a PRISMA gold standard systematic review/meta-analysis of RtI-reading interventions. The purpose was to investigate what effect Tier 2 reading interventions have on students’ word decoding. A moderate effect was observed in this study. Study two is a quasi-experimental study that examines how a full-scale tier 1-3 RtI-model, implemented in a Swedish grade 2 class, serves as a framework to identify and remediate students “at-risk” of developing reading difficulties.
The third article is a theoretical article that discusses possibilities and challenges when the RtI-model is merged with the Lesson Study. The fourth study further develops study two with an implemented RtI-model in the Swedish school context but with a larger sample. It includes seven classes at three different schools, starting at the beginning of grade 1 and finishing at the end of grade 2. This study has an ongoing empirical collection. |
| Publications | Pre-print: Nilvius, C. Carlsson, R., Fälth L and Nordström, T. (2020). Tier 2 interventions within the RtI-model for developing students’ word decoding – a systematic review and meta-analysis Published:
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| Funding | Vetenskapsrådet VR UV Dnr 2017-06039 |
| Examination Dr/lic | Scheduled for 2022 |