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Regan, Kelley S.; Berkeley, Sheri L.; Hughes, Melissa; Brady, Kelly K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2015
This mixed methods study explored elementary and secondary educators' perceptions of their school district's responsiveness to intervention (RTI) initiative. Teachers and administrators were surveyed regarding (a) the perceived feasibility and effectiveness of educational practices that are inherent within RTI models, (b) perceived knowledge of…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Bryant, Brian R.; Bryant, Diane Pedrotty; Boudah, Dan; Klingner, Janette – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2010
For several years, the Research Committee of the Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD) has sponsored a session at its annual conference where committee members have shared their "Must Reads," articles that have appeared in the literature within the previous year that they deemed particularly noteworthy. The rationale for such a session for busy…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Learning Disabilities, Journal Articles, Mathematics Instruction
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Marino, Matthew T.; Gotch, Chad M.; Israel, Maya; Vasquez, Eleazar, III; Basham, James D.; Becht, Kathleen – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
This article examined the performance of 57 students with learning disabilities (LD) from four middle schools. Students were followed over the course of a school year in their inclusive science classrooms as they alternated between the use of traditional curricular materials for some units of study and materials that were supplemented with video…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Learning Disabilities
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Carreker, Suzanne; Joshi, R. Malatesha; Boulware-Gooden, Regina – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2010
Informed instruction that adjusts content, materials, or intensity to student needs is critical for students with learning disabilities. Informed literacy instruction requires teachers to have thorough knowledge of literacy-related content, which includes phonemes, syllables, and morphemes. The current study investigated whether teachers who…
Descriptors: Spelling Instruction, Teacher Characteristics, Faculty Development, Preservice Teachers
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Solis, Michael; Miciak, Jeremy; Vaughn, Sharon; Fletcher, Jack M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2014
We describe findings from a series of longitudinal studies utilizing a response to intervention framework implemented over 3 years with students in Grades 6 through 8 with reading disabilities and poor reading comprehension. Students were identified based on reading comprehension scores in Grade 5 (n = 1,083) and then randomized to treatment or…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Schumaker, Jean B.; Fisher, Joseph B.; Walsh, Lisa D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2010
Effects of a computerized professional development (PD) program were investigated in two studies. For each, teachers were randomly assigned to either a Virtual Workshop (VW) group that used a computerized program for PD or to an Actual Workshop (AW) group that participated in a live PD session. In Study 1, the teachers' knowledge about and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Murray, Christopher; Lombardi, Allison; Wren, Carol T.; Keys, Christopher – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
This investigation examined the relationship between prior disability-focused training and university faculty members' attitudes towards students with learning disabilities (LD). A survey containing items designed to measure faculty attitudes was sent to all full-time faculty at one university. Analyses of 198 responses indicated that faculty who…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Learning Disability Quarterly, 2000
This position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities identifies 19 professional development principles presented in terms of the professional development context, process, and content. Principles are in agreement with standards developed by the National Staff Development Council. The paper urges staff development that is…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education