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A Literature Review: Mathematics Vocabulary Intervention for Students with Mathematics Difficulty
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Danielle O. Lariviere; Tessa L. Arsenault; S. Blair Payne – School Science and Mathematics, 2025
This paper details a literature review of mathematics vocabulary intervention studies for students with mathematics difficulty. The primary aim was to identify instructional practices that support mathematics vocabulary development. We conducted a database search to identify mathematics intervention studies either focused exclusively on vocabulary…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Learning Problems, Intervention
The Effects of Using Length Models to Teach Fraction and Decimal Translation
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Megan Rojo; Sarah G. King; Jenna Gersib; Christian T. Doabler – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2025
Competence with rational numbers is essential for mathematics proficiency in secondary mathematics. However, many students struggle with rational number concepts, and students with mathematics difficulties struggle even more. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an intervention that incorporated the use of explicit instruction…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Direct Instruction, Models
Belief-Based versus Evidence-Based Math Assessment and Instruction
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VanDerHeyden, Amanda M.; Codding, Robin S. – Communique, 2020
Many school psychologists work in schools that have low proficiency rates on the year-end test of mathematics, which is concerning because math proficiency is a powerful indicator of long-term academic success. Addressing math instructional problems is not easy work. One reason the authors examine is that the work is so challenging for school…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Mathematics Instruction, Evidence Based Practice, Beliefs
Effects of Visual Working Memory Training and Direct Instruction on Geometry Problem Solving in Students with Geometry Difficulties
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Zhang, Dake – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2017
We examined the effectiveness of (a) a working memory (WM) training program and (b) a combination program involving both WM training and direct instruction for students with geometry difficulties (GD). Four students with GD participated. A multiple-baseline design across participants was employed. During the Phase 1, students received six sessions…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction, Geometry
A Review of the Literature: Fraction Instruction for Struggling Learners in Mathematics
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Misquitta, Radhika – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2011
Fractions are an essential foundational skill for future mathematics success (NMAP, 2008). The purpose of this article was to review current instructional practices for teaching fractions to struggling learners and to examine the quality and effectiveness of contemporary research with a view to indicating directions for future research. A…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
Vocabulary Instruction for Struggling Students. What Works for Special-Needs Learners Series
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Vadasy, Patricia F.; Nelson, J. Ron – Guilford Publications, 2012
Addressing a key skill in reading, writing, and speaking, this comprehensive book is grounded in cutting-edge research on vocabulary development. It presents evidence-based instructional approaches for at-risk students, including English language learners and those with learning difficulties. Coverage ranges from storybook reading interventions…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Learning Problems, Word Lists, Learning Strategies