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Download full textGrünke, Matthias; Leonard-Zabel, Ann Marie – International Journal of Special Education, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the current research involving composition writing with respect to students experiencing difficulties. It responds to the fact that composition writing is a largely neglected area in education and research. This paper will review the following: (a) the reasons why writing competence is so vitally…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), College Students, Writing Skills, Writing Difficulties
Direct linkBone, Erin K.; Bouck, Emily C. – Preventing School Failure, 2017
As students progress through school they spend more time reading to obtain information. Reading to learn can be a struggle for any student, but it tends to be a bigger obstacle for students with disabilities. Using text-to-speech applications and extensions is one way to assist students with disabilities who struggle to independently complete…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Special Needs Students, Assistive Technology, Literacy
Sorensen, Elsebeth Korsgaard; Andersen, Hanne Voldborg – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2017
This paper investigates the potential of digital technologies for strengthening the participation and inclusion of learners with developmental and attention deficits (focus learners) into the mainstream classroom. The paper describes the authors' approach to the challenge of researching the extent, to which digital technologies may support the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Autism
Mason, Linda H.; Kubina, Richard M., Jr.; Taft, Raol J. – Journal of Special Education, 2011
Two multiple-baseline, across-participants design studies were used to examine persuasive quick write (10-minute writing responses) performance of seventh-grade students with disabilities. In the first study, 6 students were taught by a graduate research assistant; in the second study, 10 students were taught by their special education teacher. In…
Descriptors: Prompting, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
Cameron, Linda; Bartel, Lee – Education Canada, 2009
The issue of homework is now uppermost in many parents' and teachers' minds. Researchers are questioning homework's effectiveness as an educational tool. Policy makers are thinking twice about what to do about it while kids have their fingers crossed. In two national surveys conducted by the authors, they have discovered a wide range of…
Descriptors: Homework, Assignments, Opinions, Learning Disabilities
Wildmon, Mark E.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Watson, T. Steuart; Garrett, L. Shan – School Psychology Quarterly, 2004
Active student responding is often required to remedy computation skill deficits in students with learning disabilities. However, these students may find computation assignments unrewarding and frustrating, and be less likely to choose to engage in assigned computation tasks. In the current study, middle school students with learning disabilities…
Descriptors: Assignments, Mathematics Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Skills
