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Corrective Feedback of Oral Decoding Errors for Diverse Learners with Reading Disabilities: The Effects of Two Methods on Reading Fluency
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Watson, Morgan; Fore, Cecil, III; Boon, Richard T. – International Journal of Special Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two corrective feedback methods, word-supply and phonics-based, on the oral reading fluency of students with mild disabilities. The participants included three students in the fourth grade who were diagnosed with a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) or Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorder…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Decoding (Reading), Reading Difficulties
Implications of Cooperative Learning and Educational Reform for Students with Mild Disabilities
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Fore, Cecil, III; Riser, Susan; Boon, Richard – Reading Improvement, 2006
Cooperative learning is an instructional model that draws extensively on contributions of multiple theorists, including Piaget, Vygotsky, Carroll and other researchers. Many different cooperative learning arrangements have been developed and researched. The most extensively researched and evaluated cooperative learning arrangements is by Robert…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Mild Disabilities, Cooperative Learning
The Effects of Cognitive Organizers to Facilitate Content-Area Learning for Students with Mild Disabilities: A Pilot Study
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Boon, Richard T.; Fore, Cecil, III; Ayres, Kevin; Spencer, Vicky G. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2005
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of cognitive organizers using Inspiration 6 software to improve and enhance content-area learning in social studies for students with mild disabilities. Using a one-group, pre-posttest design, ten students with mild disabilities received instruction with the integration of technology-based…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Social Studies, Mild Disabilities, Student Attitudes
Promoting Maintenance and Generalization through Cognitive Decision Making Training
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Fore, Cecil, III; Riser, Susan E. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2005
This article investigates issues in the areas of work outcomes, self-determination, career decision-making skills, person centered planning, and transitional planning for students with disabilities. In particular, training in cognitive decision-making is suggested for students with mild disabilities. Educators and schools are charged with…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Maintenance, Generalization, Mild Disabilities
Improving Student Content Knowledge in Inclusive Social Studies Classrooms Using Technology-Based Cognitive Organizers: A Systematic Replication
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Boon, Richard T.; Burke, Mack D.; Fore, Cecil, III; Hagan-Burke, Shanna – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic replication of a previous study (Boon, Burke, Fore, & Spencer, 2006) on the effects of computer-generated cognitive organizers using Inspiration 6 software versus a traditional textbook instruction format on students' ability to comprehend social studies content information in high school…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Mild Disabilities, Educational Technology, Social Studies
The Impact of Cognitive Organizers and Technology-Based Practices on Student Success in Secondary Social Studies Classrooms
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Boon, Richard T.; Burke, Mack D.; Fore, Cecil, III; Spencer, Vicky G. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
This study investigated the impact of cognitive organizers, with the integration of technology, Inspiration 6 software, compared to a traditional textbook instruction format on content-area learning in high school inclusive social studies classes. Twenty-nine tenth-grade students in general education and 20 students with mild disabilities were…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Educational Technology, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Social Studies