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Combining Performance Assessment and Curriculum-Based Measurement to Strengthen Instructional Planning.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The coordinated use of performance-based assessment and curriculum-based assessment is explored. Criteria are suggested for evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of each assessment method, and a framework for integrating the two methods is proposed. Specific recommendations are given for use with students having learning disabilities. (CR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
A Model for Writing Instruction: Integrating Word Processing and Strategy Instruction into a Process Approach to Writing.
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MacArthur, Charles A.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
A process approach to writing instruction for students with learning disabilities is presented. The approach involves students sharing their work with each other, receiving frequent response to their writing, using word processing to support fluent text production and ease revision, conferencing with teachers to develop writing strategies, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Learning Disabilities, Models
Meta-Analytic Validation of the Dunn and Dunn Model of Learning-Style Preferences: A Critique of What Was Dunn.
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Kavale, Kenneth A.; Hirshoren, Alfred; Forness, Steven R. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Synthesizes findings from 36 studies that validated the Dunn and Dunn Model of Learning-Style Preferences. Questions are raised regarding the validity of the model, the nature of the literature base, the interpretation of the meta-analytic findings, and the conclusions. The article concludes that the model has not been adequately validated.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Teaching Urban African American Students with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms: Using Study Groups to Facilitate Change.
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Trent, Stanley C. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
Describes the first-year implementation of an inclusive education model for students with learning disabilities in an urban elementary school in which the student population is primarily African American and poor. Presents the program's activities and constraints along with case studies discussing the outcomes of two children. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Student)
Diagnosing and Accommodating the Foreign Language Learning Difficulties of College Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Sparks, Richard; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This paper provides an historical overview of the foreign language learning difficulties of students with learning disabilities; describes a language-based assessment model for diagnosing foreign language learning problems; and discusses the role of diagnosticians, counselors, and academic service providers in the identification, accommodation,…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Diagnosis, Handicap Identification, Higher Education
Assessing the Personal and Social Status of Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Bryan, Tanis – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
A model is presented for assessing students with learning disabilities suspected of having social difficulties. Categories for assessment are described, including affective status, self-efficacy, social status, social skills, and the absence of destructive behaviors. Examples of assessment measures are provided for each category and the model's…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
Reading-Writing Connections: Using Literature as a Zone of Proximal Development for Writing.
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Bos, Candace S. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
This article presents an empirical basis for the relationship between reading and writing, a theoretical socio-historical model of teaching and learning that highlights the purposeful nature of both reading and writing as creating meaning, and instructional strategies for creating literacy events that promote learning-disabled students'…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literacy Education
An Exploration of Risk and Resilience in the Lives of Individuals with Learning Disabilities.
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Spekman, Nancy J.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
This paper suggests a framework for viewing learning disability as a risk factor, noting the importance of the specific type of learning problem, multiplicity, severity, age at identification, and chronicity. Learning disability is viewed in interaction with other risk factors, developmental stages, gender, and contributions of internal or…
Descriptors: Age, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Ecological Factors
Project TAPE: A Model of Technical Assistance for Service Providers of College Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Rose, Ernest – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Project TAPE (Technical Assistance for Postsecondary Education) was a two-year federal demonstration grant to provide technical assistance to personnel serving learning-disabled students in Illinois. The program involved training of support personnel, development and implementation of Specific Intervention Strategy modules, and a system of state…
Descriptors: College Students, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Higher Education
A Transition Model for Postsecondary-Bound Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Aune, Elizabeth – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
This article summarizes intervention activities and participant outcomes from a five-year federally funded project that prepared students with learning disabilities for transition to postsecondary education. Project participants demonstrated higher first-year postsecondary retention rates than the student population and gained skills in many…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Bound Students, College Preparation, College Students
Treatment Validity: A Unifying Concept for Reconceptualizing the Identification of Learning Disabilities.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Proposes a treatment-validity model for the identification of learning disabilities. The four-phase eligibility-assessment process would include evaluating adaptations in the regular classroom and verifying the effectiveness of special education before placement. Considers the technical requirements of this alternative eligibility process, and the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods
An Ecocultural Perspective on Risk and Protective Factors in Children's Development: Implications for Learning Disabilities.
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Keogh, Barbara K.; Weisner, Thomas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
Four predictive models offering an ecocultural perspective on the educational and personal-social development of children at risk for learning disabilities and other learning problems are proposed: main effect, additive, multiplicative, and compensatory. Preliminary results favor the compensatory and additive models. Both risk and protective…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Cultural Influences, Ecological Factors