Nicole Pyle
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Associate Professor, Adolescent Literacy and Secondary Education

Contact Information
Office Location: EDUC 392Phone: 435-797-0392
Email: nicole.pyle@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Teaching Interests
Interventions; literacy; curriculum design, instructional delivery, and assessment for diverse learners; learning disabilities and reading difficulties; dropout prevention and engagement; inclusive supports and services
Research Interests
Interventions for students with multiple risk indicators; reading difficulties; adolescent literacy; dropout prevention; college readiness; inclusion; effective teaching practices; mentoring; engagement; delinquency
Awards
TEAL Faculty Service Member of the Year Award, 2023
Utah State University
TEAL Researcher of the Year, 2015
Single-Case Intervention Design and Analysis, 2013
Institute of Education Sciences Summer Research Training Institute
Dropout Prevention Institute Fellow, 2011
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
- Pyle, N., (2025). Adult learning and relationship building in coaching: Coaching in home visiting: Supporting better outcomes for professionals and families. Brookes Publishing
- Wexler, J., Pyle, N., (2013). Effective approaches to increase student engagement: The school services sourcebook, second edition. . The Oxford Press
- Pyle, N., (2008). Communication and collaboration among team members ensures successful inclusion. : Teaching students with special needs in inclusive classrooms. Allyn and Bacon
Publications | Book Chapters
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Publications | Curriculum
- Pyle, N., Brown, S., Hoskin, T., (2016). Literacy for Access to College and Texts (L-ACT). . *
- Pyle, N., (2015). Latinos in Action College Readiness Curriculum.. *
- Peterson, R., Pyle, N., Brignone, E., Fargo, J., (2015). Next Step: College Readiness Curriculum for Homeless Youth and Youth at Risk for Homelessness. *
- Pyle, N., Hoskin, T., (2014). College PASS: A College Readiness Curriculum. . *
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Pyle, N., Vasquez, A.C, Lignugaris-Kraft, B., Gillam, S.L, Reutzel, D.R, Abbie, O., Hugo, S., Daphne, H., Woodrow, L., Daniel, P., (2017). Effects of Expository Text Structure Interventions on Comprehension: A Meta-Analysis. Reading Research Quarterly
- Pyle, D., Pyle, N., Lignugaris-Kraft, B., Duran, L., Akers, J., (2016). Academic effects of peer-mediated interventions with English language learners: A research synthesis.. Review of Educational Research. , doi: 10.3102/0034654316653663
- Pyle, N., Flower, A., Fall, A., Williams, J., (2016). Individual-level risk factors of incarcerated youth. . Remedial and Special Education, 37:3, 172-186. doi: 10.1177/0741932515593383
- Akers, J., Pyle, N., Higbee, T.S, Pyle, D., Gerencser, C., (2016). A synthesis of script-fading effects with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 3(1), 1-17. . , doi: 10.1007/s40489-015-0062-9
- Wexler, J., Reed, D., Pyle, N., Mitchell, M., Barton, E., (2015). A synthesis of peer-mediated academic interventions for secondary struggling learners. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 48:5, 451-470. doi: 10.1177/0022219413504997
- Wexler, J., Pyle, N., Fall, A., (2015). Dropout prevention intervention with at-risk secondary students: A pilot study.. Preventing School Failure, 59:3, 142-152. doi: 10.1080/1045988X.2013.876957
- Wexler, J., Pyle, N., Flower, A., Williams, J., Cole, H., (2014). A synthesis of academic interventions for incarcerated adolescents. . , 84:1, 3-46. doi: 10.3102/0034654313499410
- Wexler, J., Pyle, N., (2012). Dropout prevention and the model-minority stereotype: Reflections from an Asian American high school dropout. The Urban Review, 44, 551-570.
- Pyle, N., Wexler, J., (2012). Preventing students from dropping out: Implications for practice. Intervention in School and Clinic, 47:5, 283-289.
- Solis, M., Ciullo, S., Vaughn, S., Pyle, N., Hassaram, B., Leroux, A., (2012). Reading comprehension interventions for middle school students with learning disabilities: A synthesis of 30 years of research. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45:4, 327-340.
- Pyle, N., Vaughn , S., (2012). Remediation of reading difficulties and response to intervention with secondary students. Psychology in the Schools, 49:3, 273-284.
- Pyle, N., (2012). The influence of fidelity of implementation on the reading outcomes of middle school students experiencing reading difficulties. . Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention,, 6:2, 108-112.
- Graves, A., Brandon, R., Duesbery, L., McIntosh, A., Pyle, N., (2011). The effects of tier II literacy instruction in sixth grade: Toward the development of a response to intervention model in middle school. Learning Disability Quarterly, 34:1, 73-86.
- Graves, A., Duesbery, L., Pyle, N., Brandon, R., McIntosh, A., (2011). Two studies of tier II literacy development: Throwing sixth graders a lifeline. . The Elementary School Journal, 111:4, 641-661.
Professional Journal
- Pyle, N., (2013). Identifying expository text structures. . Utah Special Educator: Multi-Tiered System of Supports Edition, 122-124.
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Publications | MultiMedia
Audio
Video
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Publications | Other
Newsletter
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