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Kurtz, Holly; Lloyd, Sterling; Harwin, Alex; Guo, Beilei – Editorial Projects in Education, 2022
In 2021, the EdWeek Research Center fielded a survey to learn more about teachers' perspectives regarding instructional practices that can help students with learning differences to succeed. In the survey, researchers defined this population to include students with specific learning disabilities (such as dyslexia) and students with other…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, National Surveys, Equal Education
Schools Network, 2011
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to research ways to improve outcomes for children and young people with the most complex educational needs and disabilities through the development of evidence-based teaching and learning strategies. The programme of research brought together a…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Expertise, Educational Strategies, Special Schools
Taymans, Juliana M.; Swanson, H. Lee; Schwarz, Robin L.; Gregg, Noel; Hock, Michael; Gerber, Paul J. – National Institute for Literacy, 2009
Findings from "Learning to Achieve: A Review of the Research Literature on Serving Adults With Learning Disabilities" will inform a new professional development program to be offered to practitioners and others working with adults with learning disabilities (LD). The six topics covered in the review--assessment, English language learners,…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews, English (Second Language)
Gersten, Russell; Chard, David J.; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Baker, Scott K.; Morphy, Paul; Flojo, Jonathan – Center on Instruction, 2008
This meta-analysis synthesizes experimental and quasi-experimental research on instruction that enhances the mathematics performance of K-12 students with learning disabilities. It reports the findings from this synthesis, discusses the implications for practice, and suggests next steps for research and professional development efforts in this…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Schumaker, Jean B.; And Others – 1981
Error Monitoring, a learning strategy designed to enable a student to detect and correct errors in written products, was taught to nine learning disabled (LD) adolescents. The instructional procedure involved an 11 step process including such procedures as describing the steps of the strategy, modeling the strategy, and student practice to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Schumaker, Jean B.; And Others – 1981
Multipass, a complex learning strategy designed to enable a student to gain information from textbook chapters, was taught to eight learning disabled adolescents. The instructional procedures involved a 10 step process including such procedures as describing the steps of the strategy, modeling the strategy, and student practice to criterion in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Secondary Education
Clark, Frances L.; And Others – 1981
Two learning strategies, visual imagery and self questioning, designed to increase reading comprehension were taught to six learning disabled (LD) secondary students. The Visual Imagery Strategy required the student to read a passage and to create visual images representative of the content; while the Self Questioning Strategy taught the student…
Descriptors: Imagery, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Questioning Techniques
Deno, Stanley L.; And Others – 1980
Three concurrent validity studies were conducted on the relationship between performances on formative measures of spelling and performances on standardized spelling achievement measures using learning disabled (LD) and non-LD elementary students. Results of correlational analysis for four formative measures and three standardized measures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Deno, Stanley L.; And Others – 1980
Three concurrent validity studies were conducted to determine the relationship between performances on formative measures of reading and standardized achievement measures of reading. Correlational analyses for five formative measures and three standardized measures provided evidence for the validity of Words in Isolation, Words in Context, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Goodman, Marvin; Mina, Elias – 1977
Variability in diagnostic procedures and a lack of valid and reliable measures led to the development of a comprehensive battery, which incorporated an operational definition of learning disabilities. The battery consisted of forms for observing these functions: intelligence, academic achievement, gross and fine motor control, visual perception,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
McCarney, Stephen B. – 1995
This test manual provides information on the Adaptive Behavior Education Scale-Revised (ABES-R), a 25-minute behavior scale designed to evaluate adaptive skills in students with behavioral, learning, and intellectual disabilities, including educationally relevant behavior which may be identified as contributing to more appropriate diagnosis,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Kirkland, C. Eric; And Others – 1995
In view of the dramatic increase in the use of television in the classroom, this study examines whether television captioning, technological enhancements to captioning like highlighting key concepts, and the presence or absence of other "advance organizers" in the classroom affect the comprehension and preferences of students with learning…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Captions, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Measurement
McCarney, Stephen B. – 1995
This test manual provides information on the Adaptive Behavior Education Scale-Home Version (ABES), a 25-minute behavior scale designed to evaluate adaptive skills in students with behavioral, learning, and intellectual disabilities, including educationally relevant behavior which may be identified as contributing to more appropriate diagnosis,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Rating Scales, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2003
Effectively teaching low-achieving and learning disabled students is challenging. Concept-based instruction is recognized as a particularly effective technique for helping students in these populations attain high levels of achievement (Tindal, Nolet, & Blake, 1992). The maze (a reading selection where certain words have been deleted and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Language Arts, Student Improvement, Academic Achievement