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Schumaker, Jean B. – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2011
One way of helping students with learning disabilities and other struggling students to be independent life-long learners is to teach them how to use learning strategies in efficient ways. Learning strategy instruction can provide students the opportunity to succeed in today's schools and meet rigorous standards, transforming ineffective learners…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Innovation, Learning Strategies, Lifelong Learning
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Raja, B. William Dharma; Kumar, S. Praveen – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2012
Children with learning disabilities face problems in acquiring the basic skills needed for learning. Dyscalculia is one among those learning disorders which affects the ability to acquire arithmetic skills that are needed to perform mathematical calculations. However this is a learning difficulty which is often not recognized. The objectives of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Synthesis, Arithmetic
Kormos, Judit; Smith, Anne Margaret – Multilingual Matters, 2012
This book is intended to help language teachers to work effectively and successfully with students who have specific learning differences (SpLD) such as dyslexia. The book takes an inclusive and practical approach to language teaching and encourages teachers to consider the effects that an SpLD could have on a language learner. It suggests…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Language Acquisition, Textbook Content, Learning Disabilities
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Olinghouse, Natalie G.; Colwell, Ryan P. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
This article provides recommendations for teachers to better prepare 3rd through 12th grade students with learning disabilities for large-scale writing assessments. The variation across large-scale writing assessments and the multiple needs of struggling writers indicate the need for test preparation to be embedded within a comprehensive,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing Evaluation, Test Wiseness
Schumaker, Jean B. – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2009
One way of helping students with learning disabilities and other struggling learners become independent life-long learners is to teach them how to use learning strategies in effective and efficient ways. Learning strategy instruction is instruction in how to learn and perform in academic environments such that positive outcomes result. Teachers…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Outcomes of Education
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Seok, Soonhwa; DaCosta, Boaventura; Kinsell, Carolyn; Poggio, John C.; Meyen, Edward L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2010
This article proposes a computer-mediated intersensory learning model as an alternative to traditional instructional approaches for students with learning disabilities (LDs) in the inclusive classroom. Predominant practices of classroom inclusion today reflect the six principles of zero reject, nondiscriminatory evaluation, appropriate education,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Learning Disabilities, Student Participation, Federal Legislation
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Montague, Marjorie – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of research-based interventions that incorporate self-regulation strategies to improve mathematics performance of students with learning disabilities (LD). Self-regulation is a metacognitive function essential to academic success. Students with LD are notoriously poor at self-regulation and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Self Management, Intervention
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De La Paz, Susan – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2007
This article reviews a specific body of writing intervention research, that of component analyses of cognitive strategy instruction. One rationale for examining the effects of individual components comes from meta-analyses, which indicate powerful intervention outcomes for complex strategies, though it is frequently unclear which component has the…
Descriptors: Writing Research, Educational Strategies, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Self Management
Reid, Robert; Lienemann, Torri Ortiz – Guilford Publications, 2006
Practical and accessible, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, which has been shown to be one of the most effective instructional techniques for students with learning problems. Presented are proven strategies that students can use to improve their self-regulated learning, study skills, and performance…
Descriptors: Written Language, Study Skills, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities
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van Schoor, A. N.; Naude, H.; van Rensburg, M.; Pretorius, E.; Boon, J. M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2004
This article presents a case study indicating that "Herpes simplex" virus (HSV) encephalitis may cause permanent learning disabilities due to damage to the temporal lobes, as it discusses the results of a case study extending over 10 years to determine the long-term effects on both the anatomy of the brain and the intellectual functioning of the…
Descriptors: Memory, Neurological Impairments, Intelligence, Learning Strategies
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de la Iglesia, Carmen J. F.; Buceta, M. Jose; Campos, Alfredo – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2005
Background: Research indicates that the use of mental imagery is a rich source of possibilities for improving learning in participants with learning disabilities and intellectual disability. Method: We undertook two experiments designed to assess the effectiveness of using imagery in prose learning for participants with Down syndrome (DS). The…
Descriptors: Prose, Learning Disabilities, Imagery, Down Syndrome
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O'Brien, Chris – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2005
Students with Learning Disabilities (LD) often experience significant difficulty with academic content at the secondary level due to weaknesses in reading comprehension, written expression, math skills, and vocabulary learning skills. This article will highlight the usefulness of learning strategies for ensuring success of students with LD in the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Success, Classroom Techniques
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Mellard, Daryl; Scanlon, David – Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 2006
A strategic instruction model introduced into adult basic education classrooms yields insight into the feasibility of using direct and explicit instruction with adults with learning disabilities or other cognitive barriers to learning. Ecobehavioral assessment was used to describe and compare instructor-learner interaction patterns during learning…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Adult Basic Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Learning Disabilities
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Koch, Kourtland R. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2004
This is the story of a college professor with learning disabilities that were undiagnosed until age 17. Failing school, he was excluded from a college bound academic track in junior and senior high school. He eventually went on to earn a doctoral degree after first becoming a special education teacher, certified reading teacher, and school…
Descriptors: Expertise, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Special Education Teachers
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Witzel, Bradley S.; Allsopp, David – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2007
Research is only beginning to show the benefits of the effective use of manipulatives with students who have disabilities. This article highlights how teachers can incorporate three manipulative instructional strategies to help students with high-incidence disabilities.
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Manipulative Materials, Special Education, Mathematics Instruction
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