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Yoshitaka Ishitani; Naomi Matsuura; Michio Hiratani; Masahiro Hirayama – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2024
This study investigates typing skill acquisition in Japanese children with developmental dyslexia (DD) and other developmental disorders (ADHD, ASD). Given that phonological processing difficulties impair reading and writing, typing may serve as an alternative skill for written expression. Sixty-one students (ages 7-18) participated in five typing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Dyslexia, Developmental Disabilities
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Matthias Grünke; Anne Barwasser; Linda Bell; Lilian Wasko; Vincent Connelly – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2023
Fractions are an integral part of the mathematics curriculum. Most students acquire proficiency with these concepts during the course of their elementary education and are usually able to perform basic fractions operations when reaching middle-school age. However, a considerable number of students require extra help to not fall further and further…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Fractions, Addition, Mathematics Skills
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Alqahtani, Rashed Binfehaid; Kamhi, Alan G. – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2023
This study examined knowledge of the Arabic language in special and general education teachers, using a knowledge survey, Knowledge of Arabic Morphology and Phonology (KAMP). The KAMP was administered to 180 teachers teaching students with reading disabilities to examine their knowledge and determine whether it was influenced by differences in…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Arabic, Morphology (Languages), Phonological Awareness
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Padeliadu, Susana; Giazitzidou, Sophia; Stamovlasis, Dimitrios – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2021
In transparent orthographic systems, such as the Greek one, reading problems of students with reading disabilities are related mostly to reading fluency rather than to decoding. Consequently, systematic and explicit instruction in reading fluency is considered necessary. Therefore, our major research goal in this study was the development of…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Reading Instruction
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Sarah Schulze; Jan Kuhl – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2024
This study examines the effects of a working memory (WM) sensitive math intervention in students with learning disabilities (LD). The intervention aims to improve early mathematical competencies while accounting for weak cognitive resources through a reduced instructional design. These principles are considered to be effective for learning. Ten…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Short Term Memory, Mathematics Instruction
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Özbek, Ahmet Bilal – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2021
The purpose of this research was to develop guidelines for the production of an educational mobile application and to assess the opinions of its users (students and teachers). The study included 10 students with learning disabilities and 10 teachers from private special education rehabilitation clinics who work with them. Teachers were asked to…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
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Mathew, Shalini – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2020
Adolescents with specific learning disabilities face more challenges due to their poor academic performance, affecting the development of social skills and struggles in identity formation. This study examined the coping and perceived social support of adolescents with and without learning disabilities. This study also investigated the relationship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Adolescents, Coping
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Aldousari, Ahmed Lowiheg; Dunn, Michael – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2022
This mixed method study explored the perspectives of general and special education teachers in Saudi Arabia regarding special education services provided to students with learning disabilities. It identified what general and special education teachers prefer as the best suitable placement for educating students with learning disabilities, explored…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
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Hisgen, Susanne; Barwasser, Anne; Wellmann, Thorben; Grünke, Matthias – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2020
The ability to compose argumentative essays of sufficient quality is tantamount to the aptitude of thinking independently and critically, which is vital to playing an active part in one's society. Thus, the aim of teaching students this skill is incorporated into virtually every secondary school curriculum in almost all democratic countries around…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Essays, Persuasive Discourse, Learning Disabilities
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Agrawal, Jugnu; Barrio, Brenda L.; Kressler, Benikia; Hsiao, Yun-Ju; Shankland, Rebecca K. – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2019
Recently, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported that although countries around the world must ensure that students with disabilities receive free, inclusive, and appropriate education, students with disabilities are less likely to complete primary or secondary school in many countries. Though this…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, International Law
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Knaak, Turid; Grünke, Matthias; Barwasser, Anne – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2021
The English language plays a major role around the world, making it important to learn English in order to participate and communicate in our globalized age. Adequate foreign language (L2) skills are important for everyday life and can even enhance performance in one's first language (L1). A growing number of very heterogeneous classrooms make it…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Sight Vocabulary, Word Recognition, English (Second Language)