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Firat, Tahsin; Ergul, Cevriye – Educational Research Quarterly, 2019
One of the main reasons why students with learning disabilities have difficulty in reading comprehension is their inability to have metacognitive skills such as planning, monitoring and evaluating their reading performance. In this context, the study aimed to investigate the effects of the TWA strategy ["Think Before Reading, Think While…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities
Risley, Rachael Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study explored the impact of numbers used in instructional tasks on the construction and generalization of multiplicative reasoning by fourth grade students designated as having learning difficulties or disabilities in mathematics (SLDs). In particular, this study addressed the following research questions: (1) In what ways do SLDs'…
Descriptors: Numbers, Teaching Methods, Generalization, Mathematical Logic
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Rouse, Christina A.; Alber-Morgan, Sheila R.; Cullen, Jennifer M.; Sawyer, Mary – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2014
Students with LD who struggle with reading comprehension can benefit from instruction on how to read strategically. One strategy that has been demonstrated to increase reading comprehension is self-questioning. In this study, two fifth graders with LD were taught to self-generate questions using a prompt fading procedure. The participants were…
Descriptors: Prompting, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities
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Haegele, Katherine; Burns, Matthew K. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2015
The amount of information that students can successfully learn and recall at least 1 day later is called an acquisition rate (AR) and is unique to the individual student. The current study extended previous drill rehearsal research with word recognition by (a) using students identified with a learning disability in reading, (b) assessing set sizes…
Descriptors: Students, Learning Disabilities, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
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Landa, Katrina G.; Barbetta, Patricia M. – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2017
A multiple probe across participants design was used to explore the effects of repeated readings on the reading fluency, errors, and comprehension of 4, third-to-fifth grade English language learners (ELLs) with specific learning disabilities (SLD). Also, generalization measures to untaught passages and maintenance data were collected. In…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Repetition, Reading Achievement, English Language Learners
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Goodman, Ashley; McLaughlin, T. F.; Derby, K. Mark; Everson, Mary – Educational Research Quarterly, 2015
Spelling skills are vital in teaching students to read and write effectively. One method to help students learn to spell words correctly is called cover, copy, and compare (CCC). This study was designed to evaluate the effects of using CCC on the spelling and writing skills of three students with learning disabilities. These skills were measured…
Descriptors: Spelling, Tests, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
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Skarr, Adam; Zielinski, Katie; Ruwe, Kellen; Sharp, Hannah; Williams, Randy L.; McLaughlin, T. F. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine if a typical third-grade boy and fifth-grade girl and a boy with learning disabilities could benefit from the combined use of Direct Instruction (DI) flashcard and math racetrack procedures in an after-school program. The dependent variable was accuracy and fluency of saying basic multiplication facts. A…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 5, Learning Disabilities, Direct Instruction