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Effects of a Math Single-Case Intervention on Word Problem-Solving in Students with Learning Disabilities and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
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Anne Barwasser; Sarah Schulze; Chiara Gieseler; Matthias Grünke – Exceptional Children, 2024
Word problem-solving is one major area in mathematics that has been identified as being particularly challenging for students, specifically for those with learning disabilities (LDs) and emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). This study aims at evaluating the effects of a strategic math intervention with concept maps on the ability to solve…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
STEM Pathway and College Progression: The Link between Engineering CTE and Postsecondary Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Jay Plasman; Desmond Myles – Exceptional Children, 2024
Despite growing calls to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, students with learning disabilities (SWLDs) remain underrepresented in STEM at the postsecondary level. Considering this call for increased diversity as a means to expand and strengthen STEM success, we used the High School Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, STEM Education, Career Pathways, Engineering
Self-Regulated Strategy Development: Connecting Persuasive Writing to Self-Determination for Youth in Juvenile Justice Facilities
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Allyson Pitzel; Sara Sanders; Kristine Jolivette; Aimee J. Hackney; Ashley S. Virgin – Exceptional Children, 2024
Youth with and at risk for disabilities served in alternative education settings frequently struggle with the writing process, which impedes their ability to communicate ideas and opinions with others. Providing explicit teaching of a writing strategy is necessary for this population of youth. This study examined the effects of self-regulated…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Juvenile Justice, Females, Adolescents
Accommodating Success: Examining the Effects of Accessing Accommodations on Degree Completion among Community College Students with Non-Apparent Disabilities
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Jennifer A. Freeman – Exceptional Children, 2025
This study leverages the Texas Statewide Longitudinal Data System to examine the characteristics of community college students with non-apparent disabilities who access disability accommodations, including students with learning disabilities (LD), other health impairments (OHI), emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), and autism spectrum…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Students with Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled), Learning Disabilities
Do Students with Specific Learning Disorders with Impairments in Reading Benefit from Linguistic Simplification of Test Items in Science?
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Cruz Neri, Nadine; Retelsdorf, Jan – Exceptional Children, 2022
Previous research illustrated that reading comprehension and science performance correlate highly. Because students with specific learning disorders with impairments in reading (SLD-IR) show deficits in reading comprehension, they may struggle to perform in science. As language in science is characterized by linguistic complexity, the question…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Science Achievement
Students with Learning Disabilities in the Social Studies: A Meta-Analysis of Intervention Research
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Ciullo, Stephen; Collins, Alyson; Wissinger, Daniel R.; McKenna, John William; Lo, Yu-Ling; Osman, David – Exceptional Children, 2020
This meta-analysis synthesized over 40 years of research (k = 42 studies) in the social studies for students with learning disabilities. We analyzed the various mechanisms that researchers have used to improve outcomes in the social studies by conducting a subgroup investigation of interventions targeting the following instructional categories:…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Social Studies, Intervention
Double Jeopardy? Disproportionality in First Juvenile Court Involvement by Disability Status
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Kincaid, Aleksis P.; Sullivan, Amanda L. – Exceptional Children, 2019
The overrepresentation of youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system is a persistent concern, but estimates of their involvement vary dramatically due to differences in how disability is conceptualized and when involvement in juvenile justice is measured. This study linked juvenile court and educational records for 230,760 students in…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Juvenile Courts, Youth, Juvenile Justice