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Kim, Woori; Ok, Min Wook; Yoo, Yongseok – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2018
This study employed group randomized trials to investigate the effects of self- and peer-monitoring on the academic vocabulary and content knowledge of students with learning disabilities and low achieving students in social studies. Fourth grade students were randomly assigned to either treatment or control groups on a class level. Results…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Low Achievement, Learning Disabilities, Grade 4
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Moran, Amber S.; Swanson, H. Lee; Gerber, Michael M.; Fung, Wenson – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine effectiveness of paraphrasing interventions on mathematics word problem-solving accuracy in third grade children (N = 72) at risk for mathematics disabilities (MD). Three instructional conditions directed students' attention through paraphrasing, via writing, to different propositions within word problems.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics), Grade 3
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Fishley, Katelyn M.; Konrad, Moira; Hessler, Terri; Keesey, Susan – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2012
Although vocabulary plays an important role in literacy and content instruction, there is a paucity of research identifying effective methods for teaching vocabulary. One promising strategy is morphemic analysis, which involves breaking words into morphemes, the smallest meaningful parts of words, and teaching students the meanings of those parts.…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities, High School Students
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Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A.; Marshak, Lisa – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2012
Ten inclusive middle school social studies classes, including 133 general education students, and 24 students with mild disabilities (21 with learning disabilities and 3 with emotional disabilities), were assigned at random to a traditional instruction condition, or an experimental condition involving classwide peer tutoring with specialized…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mild Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness
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Ives, Bob – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
Students who have particular difficulty in mathematics are a growing concern for educators. Graphic organizers have been shown to improve reading comprehension and may be applied to upper level secondary mathematics content. In two systematic replications, one randomly assigned group was taught to solve systems of linear equations through direct…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Algebra, Reading Comprehension, Secondary School Mathematics