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Newby, Robert F.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
The study provided 7 dysphonetic and dyseidetic dyslexic children (aged 8 to 10) with instruction in reading comprehension using a story grammar strategy and instructional approaches matching each dyslexia subtype. Statistically and clinically significant improvements were found in the proportion of qualitatively important story elements recalled…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Modalities

Kearney, Christopher; Drabman, Ronald S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
Seven students (ages 10-13) with learning disabilities were introduced to the write-say method, which provides immediate visual and auditory feedback following the administration of a daily spelling test. Compared to studying words on one's own, the write-say method significantly enhanced subjects' spelling accuracy in a brief period of time.…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Error Correction, Feedback, Instructional Effectiveness

Montali, Julie; Lewandowski, Lawrence – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
Eighteen average readers and 18 less-skilled readers (grades 8 and 9) were presented with social studies and science passages via a computer either visually (on screen), auditorily (read by digitized voice), or bimodally (on screen, highlighted while being voiced). Less-skilled readers demonstrated comprehension in the bimodal condition equivalent…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Instructional Effectiveness