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Kellems, Ryan O.; Eichelberger, Carrie; Cacciatore, Giulia; Jensen, Mikaela; Frazier, Brynn; Simons, Kalee; Zaru, Mai – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of video-based mathematics instruction for seven middle school students with specific learning disability (SLD), using an augmented reality-based training package. The dependent variable was the percentage of steps students performed correctly to solve each type of mathematics problem. The…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Mathematics Instruction
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De Clercq-Quaegebeur, Maryse; Casalis, Séverine; Vilette, Bruno; Lemaitre, Marie-Pierre; Vallée, Louis – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
A high comorbidity between reading and arithmetic disabilities has already been reported. The present study aims at identifying more precisely patterns of arithmetic performance in children with developmental dyslexia, defined with severe and specific criteria. By means of a standardized test of achievement in mathematics ("Calculation and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students, Dyslexia
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Kulak, Alison G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This research review identifies similarities in skill acquisition across the domains of reading and math disabilities, specifically addressing the sequence of skill development and the theoretical question of whether the disabilities reflect delays or deficits in cognitive development. The paper discusses the nature of differences between learners…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement
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Rourke, Byron P.; Conway, James A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Reviews current research on brain-behavior relationships in disabilities of arithmetic and mathematical reasoning from both a neurological and a neuropsychological perspective. Defines developmental dyscalculia and the developmental importance of right versus left hemisphere integrity for the mediation of arithmetic learning and explores…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Disability Identification
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Ginsburg, Herbert P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Discusses the development of informal mathematics in young children, the problems with formal mathematics instruction, how the traditional approach fails to address mathematics learning disabilities, and how a developmental perspective can assist in the identification and treatment of students with mathematics learning disabilities. (CR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Disability Identification
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Miller, Susan Peterson; Mercer, Cecil D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Discusses factors that contribute to students with learning disabilities having difficulty acquiring and retaining math skills. Factors include national reform movements that have influenced math instruction, inclusion, characteristics of students with learning disabilities, and poor mathematics curricula and instruction. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools