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Effectiveness of Explicit Phonological-Awareness Instruction for At-Risk English Learners
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Leafstedt, Jill M.; Richards, Catherine R.; Gerber, Michael M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
This article examines the effects of intensive phonological-awareness (PA) instruction for kindergarten English learners. One intact kindergarten class was provided 300 minutes of intensive instruction in PA. Results indicate that students who received intervention made significant growth in word reading when compared to a cohort of kindergarten…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Kindergarten, Phonology
Using a Graduated Word Problem Sequence to Promote Problem-Solving Skills.
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Miller, Susan Peterson; Mercer, Cecil D. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
This article presents a graduated word problem sequence in mathematics, beginning with simple words; progressing to phrases, sentences, and paragraphs; advancing to paragraph word problems with extraneous information; and finally having students create their own word problems. Results from 67 elementary students with learning disabilities support…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction
Writing in Mathematics: An Alternative Form of Communication for Academically Low-Achieving Students
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Baxter, Juliet A.; Woodward, John; Olson, Deborah – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2005
Classroom communication figures prominently in current math reform efforts. In this study, we analyze how one teacher used writing to support communication in a seventh-grade, low-track mathematics class. For one school year, we studied four low-achieving students in the class. Students wrote in journals on a weekly basis. Using classroom…
Descriptors: Profiles, Classroom Communication, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Literacy Instruction in Multiple-Language First-Grade Classrooms: Linking Student Outcomes to Observed Instructional Practice
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Graves, Anne W.; Gersten, Russell; Haager, Diane – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2004
This study examined literacy instruction in 14 first-grade classrooms of English learners (ELS) in three schools in a large urban school district in southern California over a two-year period. Pre- and posttest measures of oral-reading fluency for 186 first graders, representing 11 native languages, were the outcome data. Reading-fluency data were…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grade 1, Teaching Methods, Classroom Observation Techniques
Modifying the "Laubach Way to Reading" Program for Use with Adolescents with LDs.
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Curtis, Mary E.; Chmelka, Mary B. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
The effectiveness of the "Laubach Way to Reading" program was examined with four adolescents with learning disabilities who were reading below the fifth-grade level. Students made significant gains on basic reading skills and comprehension. Students' success depended on being provided with supplemental lists of more challenging words…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Learning Disabilities, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
An Alternative Reading Approach: Instructional Conversations in a Bilingual Special Education Setting.
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Echevarria, Jana; McDonough, Renee – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1995
Students (n=12) in a self-contained elementary class for students with learning disabilities were taught using instructional conversation (IC), a teaching method in which students are engaged in interactions promoting analysis, reflection, and critical thinking. IC promoted oral participation and interactions among students and provided a holistic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education