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Vtext is Valdosta State University's institutional repository, providing open access to the scholarly, creative, and administrative works of the University community. It also houses digitized materials from the VSU Archives and Special Collections.
Faculty, students, and staff can register and deposit their work directly into Vtext, ensuring that it is securely preserved, permanently accessible, and discoverable worldwide. Each item receives a stable, citable URL designed for long-term reliability—supporting both academic visibility and digital preservation for years to come. Please contact the VSU Archives and Special Collections for more information.
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Item Hahira Gold Leaf, January 20, 1972(Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1972-01-20)Digital surrogate of the Hahira Gold Leaf newspaper for January 20, 1972 from the Hahira Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Item Hahira Gold Leaf, January 13, 1972(Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1972-01-13)Digital surrogate of The Hahira Gold Lead (vol. 57, no. 52), January 13, 1972 from the Hahira Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Item Hahira Gold Leaf, January 6, 1972(Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1972-01-06)Digital surrogate of the Hahira Gold Leaf (vol. 57, no. 52) for January 6, 1972 from the Hahira Historical Society Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.Item Reading Difficulties in Children with ADHD and Dyslexia: The Effectiveness of Balance Activities(2026-05-12)Comorbid ADHD and dyslexia are prevalent among school age students withattention and reading comprehension impacting academic success. Reading comprehension and attention are skills that many students diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia struggle with. While previous studies have investigated physical activity to elicit better attention and reading outcomes, there have not been clear outcomes to improve reading comprehension. The purpose of this study was to determine if doing a balance activity before reading a passage and using a visual checklist during a reading passage could result in an increase in accuracy, comprehension, rate, fluency, overall reading abilities, and a decrease in error type. This was an experimental, single subject design study. The study included three elementary aged students, one third grade and two fifth graders, diagnosed with both ADHD and dyslexia. All participants participated in pretest and posttest measures with Form A and Form B, respectively. All three participants demonstrated significant improvement in the posttest measure for comprehension (M = 9.0) from the pretest measure (M = 5.67) and overall reading abilities in the posttest measure (M = 87.33) from the pretest measure (M = 77.33) in a paired samples t-test. While there were no significant improvements were found in paired samples t-test for accuracy, rate, fluency, and error type, results indicated error type did decrease for all participants from the pretest to posttest measure. Implementing a sequenced balance activity before reading and utilizing a visual checklist during reading improves overall comprehension and overall reading abilities demonstrating a potential effective and time efficient intervention for school-aged students.Item Analyzation of Transportation Spending for Infrastructure Capital Improvements versus Infrastructure Maintenance for Highways and Bridges: Which is More Advantageous?(2026-05-10)State departments of transportation face increasing pressure to balance capital expansion with the preservation of aging infrastructure amid constrained funding. This study examined how capital improvement and maintenance programs are defined, funded, and prioritized within three states’ Departments of Transportation, and whether systematic relationships existed between each state’s investment strategies. Using a qualitative, cross-state case study approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with transportation professionals in California, Texas, and Georgia, states that represent diverse operating structures, funding arrangements, and planning perspectives. The findings revealed a consistent institutional distinction across all three states between capital improvement and maintenance programs. Participants discussed definitional boundaries between capital and maintenance programs, funding structures, planning horizons, programming stability, flexibility of funds, project delivery speed, and roles of Districts/MPO/Central Offices. Federal funding introduced significant procedural and eligibility constraints, while state funding provided greater adaptability. Despite differences in planning horizons and revenue structures, all three states demonstrated a preservation-first orientation. The conclusions indicate that capital and maintenance programs are not competing investment categories but have a tiered relationship, where maintenance and rehabilitation form the foundation of transportation system performance, and capital expansion functions as a targeted supplement. The results offer practical applications and implications for departmental programming, funding policy, and long-range planning, and a basis for future research examining preservation-first investment approaches that strategically maximize public value for capital investments.