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Table 1. Data extracted from included studies Year First author Country of origin Design/ methods

Document accessibility

Readers

Reader characteristics

Writers (numbers where specified)

Median: grade 15; mean: 14.46; 30% of reading levels at upper limit of grade 17+

School psychologists, researchers

114 parents

High school or less = 34; some college = 26; college degree = 54

1984* Weddig

USA

Quantitative, questionnaire, Readability (Fry’s readability formula) Quantitative, questionnaire Quantitative, questionnaire

1985* Wiener

Canada

81 teachers

Teaching qualifications

Researchers Report models

Researchers Report models

1986* Wiener

Canada

45 parents

Male = 12; female = 33; high school ed = 15; some college = 15; degree = 15; members of parent associations for children with disability Male = 39; female = 52; principal = 16; vice- principal = 19; other = 7; elementary school = 24; secondary school = 13; “other” school = 5; 20–29 = 8; 30-39yo = 41; 40yo or more = 42; full-time = 34; part-time = 13; unemployed = 2; experience 2y or less = 13; experience 3–5y = 8; experience 6y or more = 21 Parents: male = 4, female = 27, average age = 38yo, average age of child = 7yo, average length of SP attendance = 4y, average no of SP reports received = 4; SPs: male = 2, female = 38, average age = 30y, average years in practice = 8y; special education teachers: male = 3, female = 37, average age = 44y, average years

Researchers Report models

1987* Wiener

Canada

Quantitative, questionnaire

42 school administrators, 49 elementary school teachers 77 secondary school teachers

1994* Flynn

Australia Quantitative, questionnaires

31 parents, 40 SLPs, 40 special education teachers

Report models

Researchers, computer program

of experience = 18y, average no of reports received = 17

3 OTs, 8 SLPs

Reading level of university education or greater; variable format, length,

15 parents

Parents of children aged 4–11y; Children attended both government and non-government schools; parents from a range of educational and professional backgrounds

2004 Donaldson Australia Mixed method,

questionnaire, Semi-

terminology, and content; occupational

structured interviews

therapy reports included several

practical strategies applicable to school and home

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