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Collins, Ginger; Wolter, Julie A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: As noted by Powell (2018), speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are an integral part of the overarching curriculum for all students in schools, and this holds true for adolescents who require transition planning. The purpose of this tutorial is to focus on transition planning for secondary school students with a language-based learning…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs, Academic Achievement, Self Determination
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Marita, Samantha; Hord, Casey; Gamel, Zachary – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2018
Students with learning disabilities identify teachers' understanding of them as learners as crucial for their empowerment and success in school. This study provides insight into how the analysis of students' academic and social situational tendencies can provide teachers with better understanding of their students' educational experiences and lead…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
Hendricks, Emma L.; Fuchs, Douglas – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Response to intervention (RTI) has been promoted for nearly 20 years as a valid supplement to or alternative method of learning disability (LD) identification. Nevertheless, important unresolved questions remain about its role in disability identification. We had two purposes when conducting this study of 229 economically and racially diverse poor…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Response to Intervention, Disability Identification, Students with Disabilities
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Webb, Katy Kavanagh; Hoover, Jeanne – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Librarians designed a biology tutorial not only to address an assignment, but also to make tutorials more accessible to students with various learning styles. The Science Librarian created the content by using aspects of the Information Literacy Standards for Science and Technology/Engineering, an informal survey of biology faculty, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Academic Libraries, Library Instruction, Tutorial Programs
Mowschenson, Julie Joyal; Weintraub, Robert J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
This article describes Brookline High School's new Tutorial Program, an alternative to the more traditional special education learning center. The Tutorial serves students with learning disabilities, replacing conventional special education support with academic guidance from regular classroom teachers. Tutorial students meet daily with a team of…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Learning Disabilities, Standardized Tests, Learning Centers (Classroom)
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Traub, Nina – Annals of Dyslexia, 1982
Evaluation data is presented to document the effectiveness of the Traub Tutorial Program with learning disabled students. The method uses a diagnostic approach with sequential learning tasks and stresses the development of ability as well as actual achievement in the basic skills of reading, spelling, and handwriting. (CL)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Tutorial Programs
Eaton, Marie – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1978
Guidelines for developing a structured parent tutoring program for learning disabled students are given. Among the eight suggestions made are to keep the tutoring simple and brief and to encourage maintaining a visual record of the child's progress. (CL)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Tutorial Programs
Eaton, Marie – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1978
The article presents educators with guidelines for developing a structured program in which parents tutor their learning disabled children. (DLS)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Learning Disabilities, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation
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Layton, Carol A.; Lock, Robin H. – Journal of College Orientation and Transition, 2003
Studied the effects of training in learning style preferences on the ability of tutors to select appropriate learning strategies for student with disabilities. Findings for 68 tutors show that tutors were more successful in creating individualized strategy plans for students after training with the learning style chart. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
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Heron, Timothy E.; Welsch, Richard G.; Goddard, Yvonne L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2003
This article reviews how tutoring systems have been applied across specialized subject areas (e.g., music, horticulture, health and safety, social interactions). It summarizes findings, provides an analysis of skills learned within each tutoring system, identifies the respective methodologies, and reports relevant findings, implications, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Research Needs
Locke, Evelyn T.; Abbey, David E. – Academic Therapy, 1989
The article describes a two-year learning strategies program for ninth and tenth grade learning-disabled students which involves four tutorial periods and four learning strategy classes per week, and team teaching of strategy development in mainstream classes. The program has fostered independence and generalization of learned strategies to…
Descriptors: Generalization, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
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Dequin, Henry C.; Smith, Jane – Top of the News, 1980
Concludes that highly motivated learning disabled elementary students may be trained to perform basic library media skills and impart them to younger students. This study presents the methodology, data analysis, and training program used with a group of 24 students at an Illinois elementary school. (RAA)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Jones, Clare B. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1986
Both senior volunteers and learning disabled preschool children benefitted from the Grandparents Read to Me Project in Lakewood, Ohio. Seniors rarely missed a session and the children began to select books over toys during free time and ask their parents to buy books and read to them at home. (CB)
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Learning Disabilities, Older Adults, Preschool Education
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Mastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E.; Spencer, Vicky; Fontana, Judith – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
A study compared the reading fluency, comprehension strategies, and content test scores of 16 students with mild disabilities who participated in a nine-week world history class taught using peer tutoring or teacher-directed guided notes. Students who were participated in peer tutoring significantly outperformed the other students on content-area…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, History Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
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Builder, Philip – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article describes the Parent and Child Tutoring (PACT) program in Adelaide, Australia, with children (ages 7 to 14) having severe reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, and attitudinal problems. Both parents attend group workshops and one parent participates in tutorial sessions. The program has been positively received by both parents and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Home Programs, Learning Disabilities
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