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Abigail Howard-Gosse; Bradley W. Bergey; S. Hélène Deacon – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Given the increase in students with learning disabilities entering university, we investigated a broader group--students with a history of reading difficulties (HRD)--who are known to be at risk of academic struggles. We identified the self-reported reading challenges and strategies of university students with HRD (n = 49) and those with no…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students, Grade Point Average
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Thaha Abdullateef, Shifan – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2023
EFL Learning is considered an enriching and rewarding experience for most 'normal' learners. However, for learners with neurological differences/learning disabled, it can be a stressful and unpleasant experience. Students with learning disabilities (SLD) are often mistaken for slow, behind, incapable, and failures as there is a lack of awareness…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Del Tufo, Stephanie N.; Earle, F. Sayako – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Developmental language disorder (DLD) and developmental dyslexia (DD) are two prevalent subtypes of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs; "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" [5th ed.; DSM-5]). Yet, little information is available regarding the distinct challenges faced by adults with DLD and/or DD in college. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Disabilities, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities
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Spenceley, Laura M.; Wood, Whitney L. M.; Valentino, Marisa; Lewandowski, Lawrence J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
This study investigated the extent to which standardized reading performance, individual perceptions of reading and test taking skills, and test anxiety predict the amount of extended time needed to equalize test access for college students with disabilities. Thirty-seven college students with a specific learning disorder (LD) and/or an attention…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Test Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables
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Pirttimaa, Raija; Takala, Marjatta; Ladonlahti, Tarja – Education Inquiry, 2015
The aim of this study is to explore adult students' descriptions and understandings of their reading and writing difficulties, and to describe the ways they are copying with them. In higher level studies, information is typically gained by reading and giving evidence of knowledge acquisition in writing. When students have difficulties with these…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Reading Difficulties, Writing Difficulties
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Lewandowski, Lawrence; Cohen, Justin; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
Students with disabilities often receive test accommodations in schools and on high-stakes tests. Students with learning disabilities (LD) represent the largest disability group in schools, and extended time the most common test accommodation requested by such students. This pairing persists despite controversy over the validity of extended time…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Undergraduate Students
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Hua, Youjia; Therrien, William J.; Hendrickson, Jo M.; Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Ries, Pamela S.; Shaw, Julia W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The combined repeated reading and question generation procedure is a reading intervention designed to target both fluency and comprehension for students with disabilities. Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of the intervention for school age children with learning disabilities. This study extended the research by utilizing the…
Descriptors: Young Adults, College Students, Reading Instruction, Questioning Techniques
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Hakkarainen, Airi M.; Holopainen, Leena K.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2016
Learning difficulties have been found to dilute the possibilities that young adults have in their educational careers. However, during the last few decades, education has become increasingly important for employment and overall life satisfaction. In the present study, we were interested in the effects of mathematical and reading difficulties and…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Learning Problems, Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems
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Tanners, Adam; McDougall, Dennis; Skouge, Jim; Narkon, Drue – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The purpose of this alternating treatment, single-case research study was to compare reading comprehension and time expended reading, of a doctoral student with learning disabilities, under two reading conditions. In condition one, the student used a self-discovered accommodation, that is, listening, on an iPod, to an audiobook version…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Silent Reading, Textbooks, Learning Disabilities
Dodge, Katie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students with learning disabilities, including a reading comprehension learning disability, are attending higher education institutions at an increasing rate. As a result, higher education institutions will need to be prepared to accommodate these students, especially with those accommodations perceived as most valuable by the students who use…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, College Students, Reading Difficulties
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Fichten, Catherine S.; Nguyen, Mai N.; King, Laura; Havel, Alice; Mimouni, Zohra; Barile, Maria; Budd, Jillian; Jorgensen, Shirley; Chauvin, Alexandre; Gutberg, Jennifer – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
We translated and report on the psychometric properties of English and French versions of two reading difficulties screening tools for junior/community college students. We administered the Adult Reading History Questionnaire-Revised (ARHQ-R) (Parrila, Georgiou, & Corkett, 2007) to 1889 students enrolled in compulsory language courses in…
Descriptors: College Students, Screening Tests, Reading Fluency, Language Proficiency
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Hua, Youjia; Hendrickson, Jo M.; Therrien, William J.; Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Ries, Pamela S.; Shaw, Julia J. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Reread-Adapt and Answer-Comprehend (RAAC) is a reading intervention designed to target fluency and comprehension for students with disabilities. Previous researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of the intervention for students with learning disabilities. This study extended the research by using the RAAC intervention with three…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Reading Fluency
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Coleman, Mari Beth; Killdare, Laura K.; Bell, Sherry Mee; Carter, Amanda M. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of text-to-speech software on reading fluency and comprehension for four postsecondary students with below average reading fluency and comprehension including three students diagnosed with learning disabilities and concomitant conditions (e.g., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, seizure…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Computer Software, Korean
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Shaw, Donita Massengill; Disney, Laurel – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2012
The purpose of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of learning disabled young adults who struggle with low literacy skills in order to learn more about their literacy profiles and, from an emic perspective, understand the affective factors that may have influenced their attendance and persistence in a post-secondary residential…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Literacy, Colleges, Listening Comprehension
Gaddy, Stephanie A.; Bakken, Jeffrey P.; Fulk, Barbara M. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2008
This study was conducted to determine the relative efficacy of text-structure strategy instruction compared to traditional instruction on the reading comprehension of 40 postsecondary students with learning disabilities (LD). Participants were randomly assigned to either a text-structure strategy condition or a traditional instruction condition.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Conventional Instruction, Text Structure
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