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Direct linkGraham, Lorraine; Bellert, Anne; Thomas, Jenny; Pegg, John – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
"QuickSmart" is a basic academic skills intervention designed for persistently low-achieving students in the middle years of schooling that aims to improve the automaticity of basic skills to improve higher-order processes, such as problem solving and comprehension, as measured on standardized tests. The "QuickSmart" instructional program consists…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Pretests Posttests, Learning Problems, Intervention
Peer reviewedGraham, Steve – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
A model of the teaching-learning process to promote learning disabled students' mastery of basic academic skills is presented. The model considered psychological and social conditions of learning and reflects classroom environmental complexity. The central tenet of the model is that learning is a direct result of students' activities and pursuits.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedRosenberg, Michael S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
Two studies on the effectiveness of supplemental homework assignments on the acquisition of basic skills (math facts and spelling) with elementary school-aged learning-disabled students found three factors which maximized homework effectiveness: rate of homework completion, percentage correct of the homework, and rate of acquisition of the content…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education
Peer reviewedAdelman, Howard S.; Taylor, Linda – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
The future of the learning disability field should include: an expanded focus on adolescents and adults; broader models for understanding behavior and learning; going beyond concepts of diagnosis, treatment, remediation, and individualized instruction; expansion of views of basic skills; and interventions that focus on more than changing people.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Basic Skills, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedBrier, Norman – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
The effects of a criminal diversion project on recidivism rates are described for late-age adolescent defendants with learning disabilities (n=73). Recidivism rates were 12% for the project completers, 40% for noncompleters, and 38% for nontreated subjects. The importance of skill development and interventions targeted toward this population is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedCronin, Mary E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This article reviews the literature on life skills curricula and instruction for students with learning disabilities, focusing on intervention and follow-up/follow-along studies. Suggestions for designing research programs that address these issues are offered. A list of life skills books is appended, along with charts listing papers on theory,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Basic Skills, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills
