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Cantley, Penny L.; Martin, James E. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Many educators use the "Me! Lessons" to teach high school students with disabilities self-advocacy and self-awareness knowledge and skills. We conducted a mixed-methods study to examine the usefulness of the lessons, obtain student and parent perceptions of the lessons and to examine the lessons' impact on student knowledge. This study…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Metacognition, Parent Attitudes, Students with Disabilities
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Jitendra, Asha Kiron; Im, Soo-hyun – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
The present study summarized three studies of schema-based instruction (SBI), a research-based Tier 1 mathematics program implemented in general education classrooms. We evaluated the efficacy of SBI in improving the mathematics achievement of seventh-grade students, including students with or at risk for mathematics disabilities (MD). The three…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, At Risk Students, Schemata (Cognition), General Education
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Rowland, Nancy – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
In this article, the author shares how Sally Smith, founder of The Lab School of Washington, was right about her being a "history person" when she was assigned to teach Democracy at the Lab School. The author was hired to teach Democracy in 1996, after working in the Junior High for a year as an assistant teacher. Smith explained to the author…
Descriptors: Laboratory Schools, Democracy, Task Analysis, Experiential Learning
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Wolk, Susan – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The purpose of this article is to provide teachers, tutors and parents with an effective and enjoyable approach to practicing reading fluency, increasing comprehension and encouraging the joy of reading, based on the theories and methods of Sally L. Smith. This method can be applied and adapted to individual student's needs. Sally Smith, the…
Descriptors: Laboratory Schools, Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods