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Traga Philippakos, Zoi A.; Voggt, Ashley; Bell, Sherry M.; Munsell, Sarah; Maples, Amy – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine schools' readiness when transitioning to online instruction and equitable practices as well as teachers' instructional practices for all learners and the provided professional development. Finally, the goals were to examine their preparation, affect, and confidence to teach reading, writing, and to provide…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Faculty Development, Web Based Instruction
Zaien, Sahar Zedan – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
The aim was to explore the effectiveness of a SRSD- based training program on story writing among second-year middle-school learning disabled students in Saudi Arabia. Participants were 50 students from a middle school in KSA. Participants were selected from two intact classes, which were assigned as control and experimental groups, with each…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Students with Disabilities, Writing Instruction, Middle School Students
Baruch, Alona Forkosh, Ed.; Tal, Hagit Meishar, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The use of mobile technology for learning in organizations and the workplace is spreading widely with the development of infrastructure and devices that allow ubiquitous learning and training. Since learning, teaching, and training in a mobile-saturated environment is a developing field, implications for a combined overview of these topics may be…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Best Practices, Workplace Learning
Viel-Ruma, Kim; Houchins, David E.; Jolivette, Kristine; Fredrick, Laura D.; Gama, Robert – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
Students with disabilities often struggle with writing tasks. In order to improve the written expression performance of high school students with deficits in written expression, a Direct Instruction writing program was implemented. The participants were six high school students in programs for individuals with learning disabilities. Three of the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness, English
Clayton, Courtney – Journal of Research in Education, 2013
The number of English language learners (ELL) in schools continues to rise. However, statistics reveal that the majority of classroom teachers have no training in working with ELLs (NCES, 2011). Because of this, it is critical to understand how teachers can be successfully prepared to teach ELLs. Through in-depth inquiry, this study explored what…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Qualifications, Bilingual Education
Amend, Amanda E.; Whitney, Carolyn A.; Messuri, Antonia T.; Furukawa, Hideko – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
A two-semester modified Spanish sequence was designed to address the needs of college students with language-based learning disabilities. This course featured reduced scope, an emphasis on tactile activities, metacognitive strategies, and adaptations to the presentation and practice of material. Performances on fall and spring semester-end essays…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Metacognition, Spanish, Sequential Learning
Grigorenko, Elena L., Ed.; Mambrino, Elisa, Ed.; Preiss, David D., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this development can be fostered, but they lack a handy,…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Written Language, Literacy, Child Development
Unzueta, Caridad H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Many culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) struggle with the writing process. Particularly, they have difficulties developing and expanding ideas, organizing and elaborating sentences, and revising and editing their compositions (Graham, Harris, & Larsen, 2001; Myles, 2002). Computer graphic…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Sentences, Computer Graphics, Instructional Effectiveness
Li, Guofang, Ed.; Edwards, Patricia A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
In this work, prominent authorities review the latest research on all aspects of ELL instruction (K-12) and identify what works for today's students and schools. Provided are best-practice guidelines for targeting reading, writing, oral language, vocabulary, content-domain literacies, and other core skill areas; assessing culturally and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Writing Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, American Indians

Dutton, Nigel – Language Learning Journal, 1997
Discusses mixed ability teaching within the British comprehensive foreign language educational system. Findings reveal that the British system will not soon return to selective modern language teaching (MLT) focusing on grammar and translation, and it is concluded that differentiation is the key to successful MLT for the next century. (CK)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grammar
McAllister, Deborah A., Ed.; Deaver, Sharon R., Ed. – Online Submission, 2008
As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 590 Culminating…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Projects, Student Projects, Student Teaching