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Bouck, Emily C.; Long, Holly; Jakubow, Larissa – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Little-to-no research examines the provision of targeted mathematical interventions to students struggling with mathematics in a virtual environment. And yet, the global pandemic of 2020--extending into 2021--found schools in such a scenario. This article reports two studies in which researchers explored the intervention package of explicit…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Direct Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention
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Rouse-Billman, Christina; Alber-Morgan, Sheila – Preventing School Failure, 2019
Teaching students to generate questions to monitor their reading comprehension is an evidence-based practice demonstrated to be effective across grade levels for students with and without disabilities. As self-questioning is a complex skill, many students can benefit from additional instructional supports, especially when they are first learning…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Cues
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Ross, Kelsey M.; Joseph, Laurice M. – Preventing School Failure, 2019
Word boxes (also referred to as Elkonin or sound boxes) are used to teach basic literacy skills to children. However, there has not been a review of studies reporting on the effects of word boxes on students' reading achievement. The purpose of this review was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effects of word boxes on students' reading…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Reading Achievement, Databases
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Worrell, Jamie; Duffy, Mary Lou; Brady, Michael P.; Dukes, Charles; Gonzalez-DeHass, Alyssa – Preventing School Failure, 2016
Many schools use computer-based testing to measure students' progress for end-of-the-year and statewide assessments. There is little research to support whether computer-based testing accurately reflects student progress, particularly among students with learning, performance, and generalization difficulties. This article summarizes an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Generalization, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension
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Hume, Kara; Reynolds, Beth – Preventing School Failure, 2010
Work systems provide visual information and organization for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and assist in increasing on-task behavior and productivity while simultaneously decreasing adult prompting. Work systems are a core component of the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped Children…
Descriptors: Autism, Ability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Visual Stimuli
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Katims, David S. – Preventing School Failure, 1990
The article presents a model of learning based on the four learning stages of (1) acquisition, (2) proficiency, (3) maintenance, and (4) generalization. The importance of directing instruction at the appropriate learning stage is stressed and examples are given. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Learning Strategies
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Clark, Frances L. – Preventing School Failure, 1993
The teaching of learning strategies calls for an understanding of the philosophy underlying cognitive strategy instruction as well as the specific instructional processes that promote student independence, provide information that students need to use strategies, and specifically teach generalization. This paper describes the content of strategies…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Higher Education, Instructional Design
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Gable, Robert A.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1992
An instructional process for facilitating maintenance and generalization of academic skills is presented, using the ABCD'S (Antecedent Events, Behavior, Consequent Events, Data, and Setting Events) Generalization Intervention Model. (JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization