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Gajria, Meenakshi; Jitendra, Asha K.; Sood, Sheetal; Sacks, Gabriell – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This article summarizes the findings of research studies designed to improve the comprehension of expository text for students with learning disabilities. Twenty-nine studies were located that met the inclusion criteria. Interventions gleaned from the review were categorized as content enhancement (i.e., advance and graphic organizers, visual…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Expository Writing, Intervention
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Swanson, H. Lee; Deshler, Donald – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
This article applies results of a previous meta-analysis of effective instructional practices with adolescents who have learning disabilities focusing on the factor, "Organization/Explicit," which contributed significant variance to effect size. This factor included the important instructional components of advance organization and explicit…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Drills (Practice), Educational Research, Instructional Effectiveness