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Mnemonic Generalization Training with Learning Disabled Adolescents.
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Fulk, Barbara J. Mushinski; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This study with 56 learning-disabled adolescents found that intensive generalization training specific to the development of complex mnemonic strategies was demonstrably more effective in recall at 1-day and 2-week intervals than a rehearsal condition. No added advantage was gained by adding attribution training to the mnemonic generalization…
Descriptors: Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Curriculum and Instructional Issues in Teaching Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Rieth, Herbert J.; Polsgrove, Lewis – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
This article on curriculum and instructional issues in teaching secondary students with learning disabilities discusses the impact of traditional secondary school programs on these students; promising research examining alternative program models and instructional interventions (including the Strategies Intervention Model, Integrated Strategy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
The Cognitive Strategy in Writing: Welcome Relief for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities.
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Hallenbeck, Mark J. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article describes the Cognitive Strategy in Writing program (originally intended for elementary-age students), and adaptation and application of the social constructivist approach with seven junior high and high school students with learning disabilities. Pretest-posttest assessment indicated dramatic improvements in overall quality and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
Proofreading for Students with Learning Disabilities: Integrating Computer and Strategy Use.
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McNaughton, David; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
Investigated the impact of integrated proofreading strategy training, which combined a computer-based spelling checker and student strategies, on the proofreading of three secondary students with learning disabilities. Students showed an increase in strategy use and percentage of spelling errors corrected on controlled proofreading materials and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Editing, Error Correction, Learning Disabilities
Using Content Enhancements to Improve the Performance of Adolescents with Learning Disabilities in Content Classes.
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Hudson, Pamela; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1993
This article reviews the literature on the use of content enhancement techniques to help secondary students with learning disabilities to identify, organize, comprehend, and memorize critical content information. Content enhancements described include visual displays, mnemonics, advance organizers, study guides, peer mediation, audiotapes, and…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Instructional Effectiveness
Short-Term Memory and Working Memory Operations and Their Contribution to Reading in Adolescents with and without Learning Disabilities.
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Ashbaker, Margaret Howell; Swanson, H. Lee – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This investigation explored the relationship between short-term memory (STM), working memory (WM), and reading proficiency among adolescents (n=30) with learning disabilities. Results suggest that reading models which focus on STM or WM in isolation do not adequately capture the reading performance of the students. Models that coordinate STM and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Memory, Reading Ability, Reading Processes
Effects of a Problem-Solving Strategy on the Introductory Algebra Performance of Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Maccini, Paula; Hughes, Charles A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2000
A study investigated the effects of an instructional strategy within a graduated teaching sequence on the representation and solution of problem-solving skills encompassing integer numbers for six secondary students with learning disabilities. Results indicate problem-solving skills dramatically improved following instruction at the concrete,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Teaching Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and Low Achievers To Plan, Write, and Revise Compare-and-Contrast Essays.
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Wong, Bernice Y. L.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
A study of 14 adolescents with learning disabilities and 7 low-achieving adolescents was conducted to evaluate a writing strategy designed to enhance the quality of compare-and-contrast essays. Results indicate the students improved substantially in the clarity of writing, appropriateness, and organization of ideas in their essays, but not in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Essays, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
Teachers' and Supervisors' Perceptions of Secondary Learning Disabilities Programs: A Multi-State Survey.
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Cline, Beverly Vineyard; Billingsley, Bonnie S. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
High school learning disabilities teachers (n=325) and special education supervisors (n=145) were surveyed concerning secondary learning disabilities programs. Although program emphases have not changed over the past decade, educators' priorities changed, calling for less content area instruction, more career/vocational and learning strategies…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Methods
Interactive Teaching: An Effective Way to Teach Revision Skills to Adolescents with Learning Disabilities.
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Wong, Bernice Y. L.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Two studies are reported which investigated the efficacy of an interactive approach to teaching writing revision skills for 11 adolescents with learning disabilities. Results from both studies indicated that interactive teaching successfully taught students to identify ambiguities and make their writing more salient. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction, Learning Disabilities
Career Self-Efficacy Development and Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Panagos, Rebecca J.; DuBois, David L. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
A study investigated self-efficacy beliefs, sources of efficacy information, person input variables, and outcome expectations in relationship to the career interests of 96 adolescents with learning disabilities. Self-efficacy beliefs were found to be a substantial predictor of career interests and to consistently mediate the relationship of other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Career Planning, Learning Disabilities
The Phenomenology of Depression among Students with and without Learning Disabilities: More Similar than Different.
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Maag, John W.; Reid, Robert – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
Ninety-five secondary students with learning disabilities (LDs) and 126 nondisabled students were assessed for depression. The prevalence of depression for both students with and without LDs was 10%. No difference in prevalence or severity of depression was noted for disability or gender. Subscales of the Self-Esteem Inventory and Adolescent…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Drinking, Incidence, Learning Disabilities
Modifying the "Laubach Way to Reading" Program for Use with Adolescents with LDs.
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Curtis, Mary E.; Chmelka, Mary B. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
The effectiveness of the "Laubach Way to Reading" program was examined with four adolescents with learning disabilities who were reading below the fifth-grade level. Students made significant gains on basic reading skills and comprehension. Students' success depended on being provided with supplemental lists of more challenging words…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Learning Disabilities, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Characteristics of Questions on Tests Administered by Mainstream Secondary Classroom Teachers.
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Putnam, M. Lewis – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This investigation of 360 tests administered in English, mathematics, science, and social studies classes in grades 7 and 10 found that the most frequent question type was multiple choice, which poses particular problems for students with mild handicaps. The majority of questions were at the knowledge level, either recognition or production.…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Knowledge Level, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
The Use of the Self-Directed Search and the Self-Directed Search Form E with People with Learning Disabilities.
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Taymans, Juliana M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Two self-administered, self-scored, and self-interpreted career interest inventories used by adolescents and adults are described, the Self-Directed Search and its Form Easy, an adaptation for poor readers. The paper discusses test components, subtests, and theory; gender issues; interpretation; appropriateness; coding discrepancies; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Choice, Career Guidance