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Publications 2024–2026 (Selection)

This list contains selected peer-reviewed journal articles, books and dissertations by members of the chair. Complete publication lists are available in the ORCID profiles linked on the team page.

2026

  • Barwasser, A., Calhoon, M. B., Knaak, T., & Grünke, M. (2026). English L2 vocabulary acquisition through storytelling for adolescents with and without learning disabilities. Language Teaching Research, 30(8), 4538–4561. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688241263492
  • Barwasser, A., Spilles, M., Vilz, D., Grünke, M., & Casale, G. (2026). A word reading intervention with and without the Good Behavior Game on reading and behavior of second-language learners with co-occurring reading and behavioral difficulties. Exceptional Children. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00144029261489709
  • Grünke, M., Barwasser, A., & Hoff, S. (2026). Systematic prompt fading to foster self-questioning and reading comprehension in at-risk elementary students: A multiple-baseline single-case study. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 25(8).
  • Hoff, S., Eisemann, J. L. M., Hoese, J., Grünke, M., & Barwasser, A. (2026). Special education teachers' efficacy and knowledge in vocational preparation for students with learning disabilities in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany): Challenges, resources, and implications for practice. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 41, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-026-01065-6
  • Hoff, S., Grünke, M., & Barwasser, A. (2026). When identical instructional materials lead to different outcomes: A comparative classroom case study of instructional enactment in Grade 5 reading comprehension. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 24(1), 1–27.
  • Hoff, S., Grünke, M., Bracht, J., & Barwasser, A. (2026). Effects of a ChatGPT-assisted writing intervention on the productive writing skills of students with learning disabilities: A single-case experimental design study. International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 9(1), 56–72.
  • Hoff, S., Vilz, D., Grünke, M., & Barwasser, A. (2026). Zwischen Schule und Beruf: Förderung argumentativer Schreibkompetenzen bei jungen Erwachsenen. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-026-01375-x

In press

  • Hoff, S., Klöpfer, C., Grünke, M., Lewis, K., & Barwasser, A. (in press). Distinguishing learning disabilities from language- and education-related barriers: A mixed-methods case analysis of multilingual learners. International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities.

2025

  • Barwasser, A., Asaro-Saddler, K., Saddler, B., Nobel, K., & Grünke, M. (2025). A multi-component writing intervention with and without peer-tutoring on text production of diverse struggling L1 and L2 writers. Psychology in the Schools, 62(12), 4917–4934. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.70052
  • Barwasser, A., Bracht, J., Lenz, B., Gürçay, I., Hoff, S., & Grünke, M. (2025). Effects a peer-tutorial story-map intervention on the reading and writing of students with and without German as a second language. Reading and Writing, 38(5), 1337–1357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-024-10565-0
  • Barwasser, A., Nobel, K., Asaro-Saddler, K., Saddler, B., & Grünke, M. (2025). The effects of a graphic organizer with storytelling intervention on writing quality and attitude towards writing of third graders with German as a second language. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 40(1), Article 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-024-00908-4
  • Bracht, J. I. (2025). Between languages, texts and narratives: Adaptive literacy support for diverse learning needs in second language learners in different age ranges [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cologne]. https://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/79129/
  • Grünke, M., Braunwarth, I., Connelly, V., & Barwasser, A. (2025). The effects of the pegword method on the multiplication skills of students with math difficulties. Education and Treatment of Children, 48(1), 55–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43494-024-00146-9
  • Grünke, M., Hoff, S., Barwasser, A., & Duchaine, E. (2025). The role of prompt fading in teaching self-questioning for improved text comprehension: Evidence from a single-case study. International Journal of Special Education, 40(2), 37–50. https://doi.org/10.52291/ijse.2025.40.20
  • Hertel, S., Bracht, J., Calhoon, M. B., Grünke, M., & Barwasser, A. (2025). Effects of an adapted peer-assisted learning strategies reading programme on reading fluency and reading comprehension of secondary students with or at-risk for reading disabilities. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 40(3), 571–587. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2024.2402166
  • Lauth, G. W., Grünke, M., & Brunstein, J. C. (Eds.). (2025). Interventionen bei Lernstörungen: Förderung, Training und Therapie in der Praxis (3rd rev. ed.). Hogrefe.
  • Urton, K., Moeyaert, M., Nobel, K., Barwasser, A., Boon, R. T., & Grünke, M. (2025). Effects of graphic organizers on outcomes for students with disabilities: Three-level meta-analysis of single-case studies. Exceptionality, 33(1), 17–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2024.2389080

2024

  • Barwasser, A., Schulze, S., Gieseler, C., & Grünke, M. (2024). Effects of a math single-case intervention on word problem-solving in students with learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral disorders. Exceptional Children, 91(1), 21–40. https://doi.org/10.1177/00144029241247037
  • Barwasser, A., Urton, K., Knaak, T., & Grünke, M. (2024). Intentional and incidental vocabulary acquisition through multi-component storytelling: The case of German L2 primary school students. Language Teaching Research, 28(6), 2453–2486. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688211047962
  • Grünke, M., Gürcay, I., Bracht, J., Jochims, A., Schulden, M., Barwasser, A., & Duchaine, E. (2024). Enhancing grapheme-phoneme correspondence learning: A single-case study using picture mnemonics. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2024.342
  • Kellems, R. O., Hansen, B. D., Grünke, M., Blodgett, S. J., Tullis, L., & Dawson, K. (2024). Special education in Germany. Journal of Special Education Preparation. https://doi.org/10.33043/5z3dq453
  • Zöller, E., Klöpfer, C., Bracht, J., Müller, P. M., & Grünke, M. (2024). Swinging for success: A qualitative study on baseball's role in supporting a player with ADHD. Disabilities, 5(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities5010002

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