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Ng, Kien Heng; Bakri, Aryati; Rahman, Azizah Abdul – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The effects of courseware learning for children with learning difficulties have been studied over the years. Educational courseware is very common nowadays as a teaching tool for children's early education. However, most of the coursewares are designed for children with normal learning ability. Special children who face difficulty in the learning…
Descriptors: Indonesian Languages, Courseware, Children, Learning Problems
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Haydon-Laurelut, Mark; Edmonds, Jane; Daynes, Shona; Clare, Amy; Byles, Rosalind; Barber, Victoria – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Background: Following scandals such as Winterbourne view, Department of Health, (A national response to Winterbourne View Hospital, 2012) seeks changes in challenging behaviour services. A key part of this change is ensuring people with learning disabilities who use challenging behaviour services have more personalised support and their voices are…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Learning Disabilities, Adults, Positive Behavior Supports
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Cen, Suzan; Aytac, Berna – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2017
The present study aimed to assess the interaction between familial and cultural factors on child problem behaviors of learning disabled children aged between 7 and 14 within the perspective of ecocultural theory (N = 90). Mothers completed the Family Support Scale, Portrait Values Questionnaire, and Social-Demographical Form, and teachers…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Family Programs, Values, Child Behavior
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Wastell, Sarah; Skirrow, Paul; Hare, Dougal Julian – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Objectives: The use of pharmacological interventions to manage challenging behaviour displayed by adults with intellectual disabilities remains controversial, with current clinical guidelines in the United Kingdom advocating the use of less invasive psychological interventions. This exploratory study aimed to discover what views and beliefs are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Investigations, Q Methodology, Performance Factors
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Firth, Nola; Frydenberg, Erica; Greaves, Daryl – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2008
This study explored the effect of a coping program and a teacher feedback intervention on perceived control and adaptive coping for 98 adolescent students who had specific learning disabilities. The coping program was modified to build personal control and to address the needs of students who have specific learning disabilities. The teacher…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities, Coping
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Lamminmaki, Tuija; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
This study compared two treatments with 94 Chilean children having learning difficulties. The first treatment consisted of multiple training components targeting specific cognitive and behavioral factors; the second treatment provided emotional support and supervision of school tasks. Findings indicated both groups improved on most of the outcome…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries
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Court, Deborah; Givon, Sarah – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2003
This article describes the Life Skills program used to improve the social skills of 12 students with learning disabilities in an Israeli middle school. Each of two groups (girls or boys) met weekly for 5 months to address social skills topics. The article notes gender differences in reactions and participation, and outcomes in such areas as…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Group Counseling
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Taves, Ruth Anne H.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1992
Evaluated effectiveness of "Succeeding with the Interview" module of "Pathways," cognitive instruction program designed to facilitate career maturity in youth with learning disabilities. Compared to two control groups, four secondary school students with learning disabilities who participated in interview module showed changes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Cognitive Restructuring, Employment Interviews
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Bonnar, Michele – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1996
This paper describes the program of a special school in British Columbia for youth with behavior disorders and either learning disabilities or intellectual impairments. Program components (behavior therapy, activity-based learning, and attachment development) and program sequence (assessment, formulation and implementation of a Growth and…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Foreign Countries
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Conte, Richard; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1995
A social skills program for learning disabled children consisting of coaching, role-playing, and information sharing was implemented over a 6-month period by a clinical psychologist in collaboration with classroom teachers. When compared to the control group, participants in the experimental program demonstrated greater social acceptance and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries