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Comparing the Impact of Rates of Text-to-Speech Software on Reading Fluency and Comprehension for Adults with Reading Difficulties
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Coleman, Mari Beth; Killdare, Laura K.; Bell, Sherry Mee; Carter, Amanda M. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of text-to-speech software on reading fluency and comprehension for four postsecondary students with below average reading fluency and comprehension including three students diagnosed with learning disabilities and concomitant conditions (e.g., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, seizure…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Computer Software, Korean
The Relationship between Learning Difficulties in Foreign Language and Math in a Sample of College Students
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Prevatt, Frances; Proctor, Briley – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
Two hundred four (204) college students who had difficulties in both foreign language and math (FLD/MD), only math difficulties (MD), or only foreign language difficulties (FLD) were studied. Analysis of prevalence of presenting problems indicated that FLD and FLD/MD are relatively uncommon, compared to MD. Comparisons among the three groups…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Problems, Phonology, Second Language Learning
Experiences with the University Foreign Language Requirement: Voices of Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Ganschow, Leonore; Philips, Lois; Schneider, Elke – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2000
A study examined perspectives and learning experiences of 71 college students with learning disabilities who were granted course substitutions for foreign language requirements. Students rated grammar as the most difficult foreign language task and the majority said they would have enrolled in modified foreign language courses had they been…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Failure, College Students, Learning Disabilities
The Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement in Foreign Language Course Substitution Decisions for University Students with Learning Disabilities: An Exploratory Analysis
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Madaus, Joseph W. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Selected subtests from the Woodcock Johnson III Tests of Achievement (Woodcock, McGrew, & Mather, 2001) were administered to three groups of university students. The groups included students with learning disabilities who received course substitutions for the institution's foreign language requirement, students with learning disabilities who…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Second Language Learning, Learning Disabilities, College Students
The Relationship between Learning Difficulties in Foreign Language and Math in a Sample of College Students.
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Prevatt, Frances; Proctor, Briley – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
College students (n=204) who had difficulties in both foreign language and math (FLD/MD), only math difficulties, or only foreign language difficulties (FLD) were studied. The students with FLD showed a pattern of deficits on subtests measuring grammar and spelling, long-term memory, and visual phonology. More males were referred for FLD.…
Descriptors: College Students, Grammar, Higher Education, Incidence
Policies and Practices for Students with Learning Disabilities: An Asian American Experience.
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Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998
A study of 26 Asian-American students with learning disabilities in grades K-5 found that although the district policies reflected desired professional practices, there were no guidelines for documenting how variables such as second-language acquisition, culture, socioeconomic status, and other differences were accommodated. Policy recommendations…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disability Identification