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Nancy C. Jordan; Nancy Dyson; Taylor-Paige Guba; Megan Botello; Heather Suchanec-Cooper; Henry May – Grantee Submission, 2024
A solid understanding of fractions is the cornerstone for acquiring proficiency with rational numbers and paves the way for learning advanced mathematical concepts, such as algebra. Fraction difficulties limit not only students' educational and vocational opportunities but also their ability to solve everyday problems. Students who exit 6th grade…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 6, Intervention
Keller, Clayton E.; Hallahan, Daniel P. – 1987
In this research review of basic issues in learning disabilities, definitions, possible causes, prevalence, and identification of learning disabilities are discussed. Characteristics of learning disabled individuals are considered under five headings: perceptual and perceptual-motor disabilities, problems with attention and hyperactivity,…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Hess, Robert D.; And Others – 1973
This study identifies effective teacher strategies associated with student engagement in natural classrooms. "Student engagement" is defined as observable interest and/or attention to a learning task prescribed by the teacher. Twenty-four teachers and their students in the third and fourth grades in nine elementary schools in low-income areas in…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Control, Low Income Groups, Stimulation