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Design, Development, and Initial Testing of Asset-Based Intervention Grounded in Trajectories of Student Fraction Learning
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Hunt, Jessica H.; Martin, Kristi; Khounmeuang, Andy; Silva, Juanita; Patterson, Blain; Welch-Ptak, Jasmine – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2023
One of the most persistent areas of difficulty in mathematics for children with learning disabilities (LDs) and difficulties is fractions. We report the development and initial testing of an intervention designed to increase access to and advancement in conceptual understanding. Our asset-based theory of change--a tested and confirmed learning…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Teaching Methods
Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: Unique Challenges and Reasons for Hope
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Deshler, Donald D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2005
Historically, most of the professional literature in the field as well as federal funding initiatives in research and program development have been directed at younger students with learning disabilities (LD). The prevailing assumption (or hope) has been that if intervention took place at a young age, many of the manifestations of the learning…
Descriptors: Program Development, Prevention, Adolescents, Learning Disabilities
Services for the LD Adult: A Working Paper.
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Gray, Richard A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1981
Twenty-five suggestions are presented for consideration when describing, defining, and assessing learning disabled adults; when designing appropriate instructional and support services for these individuals; and when planning related research. Implications are discussed for elementary and secondary level educators, as well as for those designing…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Disabilities, Program Development
Perspectives on the Education and Training of Learning Disabled Adults.
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White, Warren J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1985
The article reviews the literature and identifies issues in the lives of LD adults, including socialization, vocational adjustment, and education/training. Implications for future research and programing are noted, including research on skill demands in postsecondary education and programs offering career and vocational education to school-aged LD…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Program Development
Key Components of Model Transition Services for Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Rojewski, Jay W. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1992
Nine model transition programs for students with learning disabilities were reviewed. Seven exemplary program components emerged: individualized planning and coordination; vocational preparation; academic remediation and support; academic, vocational, and social-personal counseling; support systems and services; job seeking and placement; and…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, Learning Disabilities, Models
BEH Final Regulations for Learning Disabilities: Implications for the Secondary School.
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Goodman, Libby; Price, Marianne – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
The regulations implementing Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) raise several concerns about their implications for the learning disabled secondary student. (PHR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Federal Legislation, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Bilingualism and Special Education: Program and Pedagogical Issues.
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Cummins, Jim – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1983
Application of the research-based principle that first and second language cognitive and academic development are interdependent and that language acquisition is largely dependent on students receiving sufficient comprehensible input in the target language is discussed in reference to program planning for academically at risk language minority…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Language Acquisition