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A Brief Inquiry of Arithmetic Word-Problem-Solving among Learning Disabled Secondary Students.
Cawley, John F.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Analysis of arithmetic problem-solving difficulties among secondary school learning disabled students (N=63) indicated students had the most difficulty with problems of the indirect type and problems that contained extraneous information. Teaching suggestions are offered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Alternatives in the Assessment of the Learning Disabled Adolescent: A Learning Strategies Approach.
Wiener, Judith – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
The article presents informal assessment techniques for assessing classroom demands, written language, studying and test-taking skills, notetaking, and gaining information from text. The content of the assessment is conceptualized in terms of the University of Kansas learning strategies curriculum. A test down approach to assessment is suggested.…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Informal Assessment, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Basic Math Facts: Guidelines for Teaching and Learning.
Thornton, Carol A.; Toohey, Margaret A. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1985
Research and curriculum development projects have investigated ways to make teaching and learning basic facts easier. Reseach results and implications from four major projects are presented. Ten specific guidelines are then given and illustrated by examples from addition. Modifying instructional sequence and matching learning tasks with learning…
Descriptors: Addition, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
A Component Analysis of Effective Learning Strategies for LD Students.
Ellis, Edwin S.; Lenz, B. Keith – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Intended to assist teachers in evaluation of specific learning strategies for learning disabled students, the article summarizes 14 metacognitive strategies (sets of steps used by the student to talk his or her way through a problem) based on principles of rehearsal, transformation, organization, mnemonics, monitoring, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Teaching Learning Disabled Students at the Secondary School Level: What Research Says to Teachers.
Zigmond, Naomi; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
The authors review research on effective practices in secondary schools with relevance for secondary teachers of learning disabled students. Three elements appear to be related to student learning: time for student learning, teacher-student interaction, and lesson structure. Research on each of these elements is reviewed and suggestions made for…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education, Teacher Student Relationship
All Children Can Write.
Graves, Donald H. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1985
An examination of writing as communication for one's self and for other audiences outlines four essentials to a successful writing-process program: (1) adequate provision of time, (2) child choice of writing topic, (3) response to child meaning, and (4) establishment of a community of learners. Study programs, as well as additional reading…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities
Relating Text-Processing Research to Reading and Writing Instruction for Learning Disabled Students.
Seidenberg, Pearl L. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Research on text processing is reviewed including the role of text structure and summarization ability. Implications for the instruction of learning-disabled students include strategy instruction and instruction in such text processing skills as identifying main idea and identifying text structure. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension
A Survey of Ten Years of Academic Intervention Research with Learning Disabled Students: Implications for Research and Practice.
Lessen, Elliott; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
A systematic search of academic intervention research with students with learning disabilities published from 1978 through 1987 in eight major special education journals revealed that academic intervention with this population has received scant attention. Under- and unresearched areas are also identified. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Intervention
Word Processing for Learning Disabled Students.
Messerer, Jeffrey; Lerner, Janet W. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Instructional strategies for teaching learning-disabled students to use word processing for writing are considered. The features of three word processing programs useful for these students are compared for usefulness in a variety of curriculum applications. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
A Metacognitive Intervention for Increasing Class Participation.
Ellis, Edwin S. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
The article presents a metacognitive intervention for teaching mainstreamed learning-disabled students four learning strategies for thinking before, during, and after class discussions. Instructional and assessment procedures used for teaching the strategies are described. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Are Learning Disabled Students "Test-Wise"?: A Review of Recent Research.
Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1988
Applied research suggests that learning-disabled students can benefit from training in test-taking skills to improve their performance on both standardized tests and content area tests. Recommendations for classroom applications enumerate which skills are most important for objective, short answer, and essay question tests and suggest appropriate…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests, Learning Disabilities, Objective Tests
A Case for Writing Intervention: Strategies for Writing Informational Text.
Englert, Carol Sue; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1988
Writing samples from 21 fourth and fifth grade learning-disabled students illustrate three typical problems. The Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Writing program incorporates strategies for performing the writing process and for enhancing student awareness of the roles of audience and text structure in planning, organizing, writing, editing, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Identification and Remediation of Learning Disability Subtypes: Preliminary Findings.
Lyon, G. Reid – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1985
Current literature on identification and instructional remediation of subtypes of learning-disabled readers (LDR) are reviewed. Preliminary findings suggest that not all LDR children manifest the same oral language, memory, and perceptual deficits that impede decoding accuracy and efficiency and all do not respond equally well (or poorly) to the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes
Reconstructive Elaborations: Strategies that Facilitate Content Learning.
Mastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
The use of reconstructive elaborations for teaching content to secondary students with learning disabilities is described. The technique provides a framework for adapting all content-area information into more familiar, more concrete interactive elaborations. Its use with United States history in a recent study illustrates the strategy.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Mnemonics
Gifted Learning Disabilities: Is It Such a Bright Idea?
Vaughn, Sharon – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Literature related to the definition, identification, characteristics, and intervention for gifted learning-disabled students is reviewed. Under-researched areas revealed include identification of characteristics and effectiveness of specific interventions. Issues in gifted/learning-disabled education and suggestions for future research are…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Strategies, Gifted Disabled, Handicap Identification
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