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Cognitive Autonomy for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Deniz, Fatmana Kara – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
Students with learning disabilities (LD) often leave school without the necessary cognitive autonomy skills to independently navigate adulthood and meet the life challenges of the 21st century. Acquiring and maintaining cognitive autonomy skills (i.e., decision-making, voicing an opinion, evaluating the consequences of decisions, self-assessing…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills
W or d / m a p / p i ng: How Understanding Spellings Improves Spelling Power
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Murray, Bruce A.; Steinen, Nancy – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
Spelling is a subject that often opens a chasm between "haves" and "have-nots". Students with spelling power, the haves, pick up new spellings almost effortlessly, acing their spelling tests after a few minutes of review. In contrast, the have-nots may painstakingly copy out each word 10 times the night before the test and still fail the test the…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Spelling, Learning Disabilities, Word Recognition
Teaching Algebra to Students with Learning Disabilities
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Impecoven-Lind, Linda S.; Foegen, Anne – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
Algebra is a gateway to expanded opportunities, but it often poses difficulty for students with learning disabilities. Consequently, it is essential to identify evidence-based instructional strategies for these students. The authors begin by identifying three areas of algebra difficulty experienced by students with disabilities: cognitive…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Processes, Algebra
Modified Cognitive Strategy Instruction: An Expository Writing Strategy
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Guzel-Ozmen, Ruya – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
In this article, modified cognitive strategy instruction in writing (CSIW), a cognitive strategy instructional model is described. Modified CSIW was designed based on two effective instructional models: cognitive strategy instruction in writing (CSIW) and self-regulated strategy development (SRSD). Modified CSIW provides tailored instruction to…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Writing Strategies, Learning Strategies, Writing Skills
An Interview with...Ed Ellis: Working To Improve Education for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities.
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Casareno, Alexander – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
An interview with Edwin S. Ellis, an expert on cognitive-based interventions and curriculum for students with learning disabilities (LD) focuses on the roots of his interest in strategic learning, the teacher's role in effective schooling, the need to go beyond labels, knowledge elaboration in learning, effective learning strategies for adolescent…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Uses in Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
20 Ways To Assist Learners Who Are Strategy-Inefficient.
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Robertson, Harvette M.; Priest, Billie; Fullwood, Harry L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2001
Twenty ways are presented to help students with special needs gain and apply learning strategies more efficiently, including helping students discriminate whether information is useful or irrelevant, focusing on metacognitive development, encouraging self-sufficiency, helping students organize material into meaningful units, and having student…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Assessing Learning Processes: Useful Information for Teachers and Students.
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Carr, Sonya C. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
Techniques described in this article provide teachers with tools to understand the mental processes that students engage in as they read, write, and problem solve. Use of these techniques may also encourage students to become more active participants in their education. The techniques include journals and learning logs, clinical interviews, and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
20 Ways To Promote Brain-Based Teaching and Learning.
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Prigge, Debra J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
Based on current knowledge about cognitive processes, this article presents strategies for preparing the learner, managing the environment to motivate students, gaining and keeping learner attention, and increasing memory and recall by making learning personally relevant to students. Resources are listed for brain-based teaching and learning. (CR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences