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Jitendra, Asha Kiron; Im, Soo-hyun – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
The present study summarized three studies of schema-based instruction (SBI), a research-based Tier 1 mathematics program implemented in general education classrooms. We evaluated the efficacy of SBI in improving the mathematics achievement of seventh-grade students, including students with or at risk for mathematics disabilities (MD). The three…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, At Risk Students, Schemata (Cognition), General Education
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Smith, Theodore Scott; Manuel, Nancy; Stokes, Billy R. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study compared differences in diploma and graduation dropout rates among students with and without disabilities, analyzed differences in various graduation-types by disabilities, and offered recommendations to improve graduation rates through evidence-based practices. The geographic catchment area of this study was limited to twelve Southern…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Geographic Regions
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Gottesman, Ruth L. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
This literature review focuses on the outcome of childhood learning disabilities, adult symptomatology, and the educational and vocational status of adults with learning disabilities. It concludes that learning disabilities are life-long disabilities and that childhood deficiencies in reading, language, memory, attention, visual perception, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Employment Level, Individual Characteristics