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Case Studies Comparing Learning Profiles and Response to Instruction in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Oral and Written Language Learning Disability at Transition to High School
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Zajic, Matthew; Dunn, Michael; Berninger, Virginia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
This study investigated literacy learning in students with specific kinds of language challenges at a specific stage of schooling--transition to high school--when the language requirements of the curriculum can be especially challenging. For this exploratory research, a case study approach was adopted that compared 2 adolescent boys both with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Oral Language, Written Language
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Pulling Language-Based Learning Disabilities out of the Drifting Snow
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Wallach, Geraldine P. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2010
In this article, the visual metaphor of drifting snow is used as a reminder of past and current practices in language-learning disabilities that sometimes keep professionals frozen in time. Continuing with metaphoric images, readers are reminded to evaluate their intervention choices, question popular but outdated concepts, and examine real…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments, Figurative Language
Closing the Gap: Accommodating Students with Language Learning Disabilities in College.
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Ganschow, Leonore; Philips, Lois; Schneider, Elke – Topics in Language Disorders, 2001
This article describes language difficulties of college students with language learning disabilities and the types of accommodations that are provided to these students. It presents four language issues that affect the provision of accommodations, points out the differences across universities in the accommodations offered, and provides three case…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Case Studies, College Choice, Coping
Cognitive and Academic Instructional Intervention for Learning-Disabled Adolescents.
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Seidenberg, Pearl L. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1988
Research on learning-disabled secondary school students' academic deficits, response to classroom environment, and response to instructional interventions is integrated with research on metacognition in text learning. A metacognitive orientation is recommended for instructional intervention programs, which should address general comprehension…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Intervention