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Direct linkWang, Amber Y.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Krowka, Sarah; Abramson, Rebecca – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of fractions intervention with and without an embedded self-regulation (SR) component for third-grade students at risk for mathematics disabilities. Fractions intervention focused on magnitude understanding and word problems. Embedded SR was designed to support a growth mindset (fostering…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Self Management, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Jitendra, Asha K.; Harwell, Michael R.; Dupuis, Danielle N.; Karl, Stacy R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
This article reports results from a study investigating the efficacy of a proportional problem-solving intervention, schema-based instruction (SBI), in seventh grade. Participants included 806 students with mathematical difficulties in problem solving (MD-PS) from an initial pool of 1,999 seventh grade students in a larger study. Teachers and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Grade 7, Pretests Posttests, Randomized Controlled Trials
Kennedy, Michael J.; Deshler, Donald D.; Lloyd, John Wills – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
The purpose of this experimental study is to investigate the effects of using content acquisition podcasts (CAPs), an example of instructional technology, to provide vocabulary instruction to adolescents with and without learning disabilities (LD). A total of 279 urban high school students, including 30 with LD in an area related to reading, were…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Multimedia Instruction, Adolescents, Learning Disabilities
Vogel, Gila; Fresko, Barbara; Wertheim, Cheruta – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
Peer tutoring is a commonly provided support service for students with learning disabilities (LD) in institutions of higher education. A large-scale survey was conducted to evaluate the PERACH peer tutoring project for students with LD at 25 universities, regional colleges, and teacher training colleges in Israel. The purpose of the study was to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Tutors
Peer reviewedChalfant, James C.; Foster, Georgiana E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1977
Described is a simulated reading activity which learning disability (LD) teachers can use to help classroom teachers experience the anxieties, frustrations, and failures that LD students experience under group norm instruction. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Simulation, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedCohen, Margaret W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
Intrinsic approaches to student motivations are discussed and contrasted with the traditional behaviorist approach to motivating special education students. Research implications regarding ownership and choice are considered. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedHeiman, Tali; Precel, Karen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study that compared 191 college students with learning disabilities (LD) and 190 controls found students with LD reported having more difficulties in humanities, social sciences, and foreign language, devised unusual academic strategies and preferred additional oral or visual explanations, and felt more stress and nervousness during…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedSchumm, Jeanne Shay; Moody, Sally W.; Vaughn, Sharon – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2000
Two studies involving 29 third-grade teachers found that overall, teachers used whole class instruction for reading and the same materials for all students, including students with learning disabilities. Students with learning disabilities made little academic progress and their attitudes about reading did not improve over time. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Peer reviewedVaughn, Sharon; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
Perceptions of mainstreamed students with learning disabilities (n=60) regarding adaptations (e.g., altering tests, homework, assignments, instruction) made by general education teachers were compared with perceptions of low achieving (n=59) and average/high achieving (n=60) students. Differences were found in relation to elementary versus…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Peer reviewedLovelace, Laura – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
A nonwriting third grade student's encounter with writing is described. The approach used with the child's class involved choosing their own topic, writing at an individual pace, working with peers, using illustrations, and participating in conferences with the teacher. Through this approach, the bilingual student realized he could be literate and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 3, Literacy Education, Primary Education
