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Lambert, Rachel – Education Sciences, 2018
This paper describes two myths that circulate widely about the potential of students with Learning Disabilities to learn mathematics: (1) that students with Learning Disabilities cannot benefit from inquiry-based instruction in mathematics, and only from explicit instruction; and (2) that students with Learning Disabilities cannot construct their…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Inquiry
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Summer, Anita – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2020
Quality primary education is one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Undoubtedly, mathematics plays a key role in overcoming future challenges, and mathematical competence and problem-solving skills could help provide appropriate solutions to current and future social, environmental and economic challenges. The following paper deals…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Sustainability, Elementary School Mathematics
Kurtz, Holly; Lloyd, Sterling; Harwin, Alex; Guo, Beilei – Editorial Projects in Education, 2022
In 2021, the EdWeek Research Center fielded a survey to learn more about teachers' perspectives regarding instructional practices that can help students with learning differences to succeed. In the survey, researchers defined this population to include students with specific learning disabilities (such as dyslexia) and students with other…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, National Surveys, Equal Education
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Morawski, Cynthia M. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2017
With a perceptive eye cast on geoscience pedagogy for students labeled as disabled, Martinez-Álvarez makes important contributions to the existing conversation on placed-based learning. It is in our local backyards, from the corner basketball court, to the mud bank of a city lake, to the adjacent field where rocky outcrops spill down to a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Place Based Education, Misconceptions, Concept Formation
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Matheson, Ian A.; Robinson, Kyle – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
Students with learning disabilities and other high-incidence hidden exceptionalities (HIHE) can struggle with secondary difficulties including low confidence in their abilities (e.g., Klassen, 2010) along with primary difficulties related to their exceptionality. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of the perspective of…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Self Efficacy
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Poch, Apryl L.; van Garderen, Delinda; Scheuermann, Amy M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
A visual representation, such as a diagram, can be a powerful strategy for solving mathematical word problems. However, using a representation to solve mathematical word problems is not as simple as it seems! Many students with learning disabilities struggle to use a diagram effectively and efficiently. This article provides a framework for…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics), Learning Strategies
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Magen-Nagar, Noga – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
Teaching mathematics while learning from students' mistakes, errors and misconceptions, is most important for meaningful learning. This study was based on intervention programs prepared by preservice teachers. It aimed to examine their knowledge of assessment of errors in mathematics amongst pupils with learning disabilities, and their use as a…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Disabilities
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Applegate, Anthony J.; Applegate, Mary Dekonty; Turner, Jennifer D. – Reading Teacher, 2010
It takes a literacy leader to save some schools and districts from serious misconceptions about the nature of core reading programs as well as the nature of some reading disabilities. Well-prepared professionals can, by means of their extensive pedagogical repertoire, help districts to avoid compulsive repetition of the same fundamental types of…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, Learning Disabilities, Misconceptions
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Staples, Kimberly A. – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2013
Within middle school classrooms a diverse body of students require specialized instruction and science teachers with unique abilities to implement a reform-based science curriculum. To achieve the goal of success for all, students who are English language leaners and with exceptionalities, such as learning disabilities, and emotional and…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional Personnel, Science Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities
Alberta Education, 2010
The aim of this document is to give teachers and administrators the contextual and pedagogical tools for the late immersion program. It acts as a guide for beginning and experienced teachers who need to update their knowledge regarding this program and its details. For many working in this area, it also confirms their daily practices as well as…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, French, Second Language Instruction, Adolescents
Cameron, Linda; Bartel, Lee – Education Canada, 2009
The issue of homework is now uppermost in many parents' and teachers' minds. Researchers are questioning homework's effectiveness as an educational tool. Policy makers are thinking twice about what to do about it while kids have their fingers crossed. In two national surveys conducted by the authors, they have discovered a wide range of…
Descriptors: Homework, Assignments, Opinions, Learning Disabilities
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Scheuermann, Amy; van Garderen, Delinda – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2008
Students are often told to use representations to solve mathematics problems, yet it may be a hindrance for many. This article contains an approach, the Graphic Representational Analysis Process, that teachers can use to analyze representations and focus future instruction. (Contains 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Misconceptions, Mathematics Instruction, Graphs
Sittiprapaporn, Wichian, Ed. – InTech, 2012
Learning disability is a classification that includes several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner. Depending on the type and severity of the disability, interventions may be used to help the individual learn strategies that will foster future success. Some interventions can be quite simplistic, while others are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Academic Achievement, Learning Disabilities
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Hudson, Roxanne F.; High, Leslie; Al Otaiba, Stephanie – Reading Teacher, 2007
Dyslexia is a disorder of the language-processing systems in the brain. It is a specific learning disability in reading that often affects spelling as well. This article describes: (1) Common characteristics experienced by people with dyslexia or reading disabilities; (2) Common misconceptions about dyslexia; (3) What brain research tell us about…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Misconceptions, Learning Disabilities, Brain
Leonard, Bobby – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2005
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD ADHD) is a labeled neurologically based disorder. This article introduces this disorder, as well as other academic skills disorders. It then discusses the myths and facts about ADD ADHD and presents a clinical algorithm for diagnosis and evaluation of a child with this disorder. Next, recommendations…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Misconceptions, Clinical Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
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