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Elizabeth DeFantis – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty in major aspects of national and global society. This pandemic has had an extreme impact on education. Since March, 2020, the education system has changed drastically. Schools, educators, families, and students are experiencing unprecedented times and are finding a way to navigate and determine the best…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Middle School Students
Kelly G. Liu – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this observation study was to identify vocabulary instruction provided to students with Learning Disabilities (LD) and English Learners with LD (dual identified) across seventh and eighth-grade inclusion and self-contained English language arts, science, and social studies classes. The study focused on the amount of time observed on…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, English Learners
Munion, Lorraine – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this experimental research study was to investigate the effects of using academic science-term vodcasts to provide vocabulary instruction, and more specifically, comprehension support in science to middle-school adolescents with and without LD. A total of 105 suburban middle school students, of which 17 presented with LD, were…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students, Learning Disabilities
Hightower, Regina Winnette – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This qualitative single exploratory case study explored instructional practices of third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers to explore how Florida students with learning disabilities at the elementary school level perform on statewide mathematics assessments of learning following both cognitive and metacognitive skills development. Theoretical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, School Districts
Preston, Angela Irene – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Over the last two decades, students in Singapore consistently scored above students from other nations on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS; Provasnik et al., 2012). In contrast, students in the United States have not performed as well on international and national mathematics assessments and students with…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, At Risk Students
Parker, Jennifer Leigh Sarratt – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this quasi experimental research study was to examine the effects of two direct instruction programs, SRA Reading Mastery Signature and SRA Reading Success on reading comprehension skill acquisition of middle school students who qualify as a student with a specific learning disability. Furthermore, the study was used to compare the…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Quasiexperimental Design
Fain, Angela Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) display severe social and academic deficits that can adversely affect their academic performance in mathematics and result in higher rates of failure throughout their schooling compared to other students with disabilities (U.S. Department of Education, 2005; Webber & Plotts, 2008).…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Peters, Janis – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The lifelong challenges for the individual with learning disabilities are unique, dynamic, and evident as the number of these students enrolling in postsecondary education increases. The increase underscores the importance of the transition process, which can present challenges and reinforces the need for secondary and postsecondary educators to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, College Programs, Self Advocacy, Direct Instruction