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Rueda, Robert; Mehan, Hugh – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1986
Students with learning disabilities work to avoid difficult tasks while trying to appear competent ("passing"). They also check, monitor, and evaluate their actions, a form of "metacognition." These are flip sides of the same coin of strategic interaction and are context-bound, not context-free activities. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education

Scanlon, David J.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Interactive Semantic Mapping is presented as an interactive instructional strategy developed from multiple theoretical bases to aid reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities. It involves students in predicting relationships among concepts and sharing knowledge to facilitate comprehension of text-related concepts. This article…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction

Fulk, Barbara M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes 11 spelling strategies for students with mild disabilities that enhance student motivation and can be used to reinforce existing spelling curriculums with no additional materials. Some of the modifications include stressing the relevance of spelling; implementing test-teach and test-correction methods; using an analogy strategy; and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation

Kraker, Myra J. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 2000
Investigated teacher-student discourse from a sociocultural perspective to ascertain the nature of effective instruction for students with learning disabilities, examining one teacher's resource room instruction. Results highlight differential discourse patterns across academic domains and emphasize the importance of teacher self-reflection and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback

Miller, Susan Peterson; And Others – LD Forum, 1996
This article discusses ways to improve mathematics performance of students with learning disabilities through cognitive strategies instruction. Principles of a strategic classroom environment are explained, such as involving students in goalsetting and providing advance organizers. Three specific strategies for math instruction are described:…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Hutchinson, Nancy L. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1990
Challenges in applying cognitive strategy research to complex knowledge domains in students with learning disabilities include the need to focus on deficits in domain-specific knowledge; adaptation of assessment designs to answer cognitive questions; and procedures for individual cognitive strategy instruction in group settings. A research agenda…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Difficulty Level, Educational Research

Kolligian, John, Jr.; Sternberg, Robert J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
The article describes the triarchic theory of human intelligence, which is composed of three subtheories: componential, experiential, and contextual. Deficient cognitive strategies and inadequate knowledge in certain domains may result from the inability of the learning disabled to selectively encode, compare, and combine information, or from an…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style

Montague, Majorie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Discusses the use of cognitive strategy instruction to improve students' performance in mathematics. The theoretical and research base for strategy instruction is reviewed, and developmental characteristics of students who have difficulties in mathematics are examined. A practical example of cognitive strategy instruction illustrates assessment…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Junior High Schools

Grobecker, Betsey – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
Learning differences or disabilities can be best understood and addressed within the holistic/constructivist theory of knowledge construction and the reciprocal evolution of cognitive structures. Learning differences manifest themselves in the spirals of mental structuring activity that guide relational thinking. Such a perspective focuses on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education