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Cawley, John F.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Analysis of arithmetic problem-solving difficulties among secondary school learning disabled students (N=63) indicated students had the most difficulty with problems of the indirect type and problems that contained extraneous information. Teaching suggestions are offered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Dangel, Harry L.; Ensminger, E. Eugene – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1988
Evaluation of school records of 379 students, ages 6-12 years, referred for possible learning disability (LD) placement found that more than 80 percent of the referred students were placed in LD classes and that two-thirds of those referred scored below the severe discrepancy cutoff on the aptitude-achievement formula. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Elementary Education, Eligibility
Torgesen, Joseph K.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Three studies evaluated the effectiveness of using verbatim text recordings to increase learning disabled high school students' reading comprehension and learning ability. Use of the recordings did produce performance gains, especially when used in conjunction with completion of a related worksheet. (DB)
Descriptors: High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension
Robinson, Steven L.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Evaluation of the group-based technology system of providing immediate, item-by-item feedback on mathematics problems with 15 learning disabled elementary school students found students completed significantly more problems and increased their level of accuracy in the feedback condition. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Division, Feedback
Mastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
The use of reconstructive elaborations for teaching content to secondary students with learning disabilities is described. The technique provides a framework for adapting all content-area information into more familiar, more concrete interactive elaborations. Its use with United States history in a recent study illustrates the strategy.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Mnemonics
Mather, Nancy – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Relationships among the two new and the existing writing tests in the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery (WJ) and other commonly-used writing tests were investigated with a sample of 44 fifth-graders. Results supported concurrent and construct validity of the WJ tests. The multiple samples writing approach is recommended as an alternative…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Keefe, Charlotte Hendrick; Candler, Ann C. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Advantages and disadvantages of word processing as a tool for teaching written self-expression to students with learning disabilities are discussed, research on its effectiveness is examined, available word-processing programs are reviewed, and guidelines for software selection are provided. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
