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Productivity Apps Supporting Higher Order Writing Skills for Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities
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Ewoldt, Kathy B. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2018
Students with learning disabilities tend to focus on lower-level elements of writing, leading them to compose poorly organized paragraphs comprised of strings of linear ideas. Deficits in language and working memory negatively impact ability to produce quality writing. Technology and software applications can provide a means of academic supports…
Descriptors: Productivity, Writing Skills, Secondary School Students, Learning Disabilities
Universal Usability and Universal Design for Learning
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Edyburn, Dave L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2021
Universal design for learning (UDL) is a construct that first appeared in the literature approximately 20 years ago. Yet, there is little agreement about what UDL looks like in the classroom. The purpose of this article is to assist students, educators, and parents in identifying universal usability designs, behaviors, and tools that reflect the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational History, Usability, Students with Disabilities
Visual Supports to Promote Science Discourse for Middle and High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Hart Barnett, Juliet; Trillo, Rebecca; More, Cori M. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2018
Students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are increasingly included in general education and are expected to access core content, including science. Development of science content knowledge, scientific literacy, and scientific thinking are areas emphasized in legislation as well as the National Science Education Standards as…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Assistive Technology
Developing a Rubric for Evaluating Reading Applications for Learners with Reading Difficulties
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Mize, Minnie; Park, Yujeong; Schramm-Possinger, Megan; Coleman, Mari Beth – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2020
Tablet devices, as assistive and instructional technologies, can be highly effectual pedagogical tools with multifaceted benefits, such as the ability to integrate multimedia and the ability to track student progress over time. The unique value of particular assistive and instructional technologies explains, in part, why they are more widely used…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Scoring Rubrics, Multimedia Instruction, Literacy
Cue Cards: A Self-Regulatory Strategy for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Conderman, Greg; Hedin, Laura – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
General and special educators have used many instructional strategies to help students with learning disabilities (LD) succeed in school. One of those strategies is cue cards. As a vehicle for supporting evidence-based practices, cue cards help students (a) learn academic and behavioral steps, principles, procedures, processes, and rules; (b)…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Teaching Methods
Virtual Manipulatives: What They Are and How Teachers Can Use Them
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Bouck, Emily C.; Flanagan, Sara M. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
Research on the positive impact of using concrete manipulatives in mathematics for students with high-incidence disabilities is clear. Maccini and Gagnon (2000) considered manipulatives to be a best practice in terms of educating students with high-incidence disabilities in mathematics. It would follow, then, that research on virtual manipulatives…
Descriptors: Incidence, Educational Technology, Special Education Teachers, Mathematics Instruction