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Geometry Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Research Synthesis
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Liu, Meijia; Bryant, Diane Pedrotty; Kiru, Elly; Nozari, Maryam – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine geometry interventions for students with learning disabilities. We synthesized nine intervention studies by focusing on the geometry concepts and skills taught to students with learning disabilities, intervention types used, instructional components embedded, and the methodological rigor of the studies.…
Descriptors: Geometry, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities
Promoting Equity and Access for California's Long Term English Language Learners
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Luna, Christina V. – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
This article presents a literature review regarding the identification and pedagogical practices for educating English language learners and the newly designated student classification of Long Term English Language Learners (LTELs) in California. Challenges encountered by middle and high school content area teachers are highlighted as well as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English Language Learners, Barriers, Middle School Teachers
Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice: Implications from a Comprehensive Review of the Literature for Teaching Secondary Students with LD
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Maccini, Paula; Miller, Jason A.; Toronto, Allyson P. – Advances in Special Education, 2013
We conducted a comprehensive review of the literature on mathematical interventions for secondary students with learning disabilities (LD) and the identified studies were analyzed in light of the mathematical practices as outlined by the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI, 2010). Results indicated that Standard 2, reason abstractly and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students, Learning Disabilities
Teaching Algebra to Students with Learning Disabilities: Where Have We Come and Where Should We Go?
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Watt, Sarah J.; Watkins, Jessie R.; Abbitt, Jason – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This review investigates effective interventions for teaching algebra to students with learning disabilities and evaluates the complexity and alignment of skills with the Common Core State Standards in math. The review includes the results of 10 experimental and 5 single-subject designs (N = 15) producing a moderate overall effect size (g = 0.48).…
Descriptors: Algebra, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention
Essay-Writing Interventions for Adolescents with High Incidence Disabilities: A Review of Research
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Valasa, Lauren L.; Mason, Linda H.; Hughes, Charles – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2014
Many students with disabilities have written language production deficits. As a result, these students are failing to meet the demands of government-initiated standards, higher education, and employment. In this review, quantitative experimental intervention studies for improving persuasive, narrative, and expository compositions for adolescents,…
Descriptors: Essays, Writing Instruction, Intervention, Adolescents
Learning Strategies as Metacognitive Factors: A Critical Review
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Conley, David T. – Educational Policy Improvement Center, 2014
Students' abilities to complete and learn from each learning task successfully depend on more than their content knowledge. Success depends on how well they can identify, select, evaluate, adjust, and implement appropriate strategies for applying what they know in tackling the task at hand. Their success is influenced by their perception of…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Models, Thinking Skills