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50 Years of ERIC
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The Effects of Repeated Readings on the Reading Fluency and Comprehension for High School Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
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Vandenberg, Amy C.; Boon, Richard T.; Fore, Cecil, III; Bender, William N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the efficacy of repeated readings on the oral reading fluency rate and reading comprehension accuracy of high school students with specific learning disabilities. The participants included three tenth and eleventh grade students with specific learning disabilities in a study skills resource…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Reading Strategies
"Our Mystery Hero!" A Group Contingency Intervention for Reducing Verbally Disrespectful Behaviors
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Jones, Melissa; Boon, Richard T.; Fore, Cecil, III; Bender, William N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
A reversal (ABAB) design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a group contingency intervention on the verbally disrespectful behaviors of seven middle school students with specific learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders (ADHD) in a special education resource classroom setting for reading instruction. During the intervention…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Contingency Management, Antisocial Behavior
Teaching a Story Mapping Procedure to High School Students with Specific Learning Disabilities to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills
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Fore, Cecil, III; Scheiwe, Kimberly; Burke, Mack D.; Boon, Richard T. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the direct instruction of story mapping in improving the reading comprehension for high school students with specific learning disabilities. The participants included four eleventh grade students with specific learning disabilities served for literature in a resource room in a public…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 11
Effects of Self-Monitoring on Classroom Preparedness Skills of Middle School Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Creel, Chrissy; Fore, Cecil, III; Boon, Richard T.; Bender, William N. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a self-monitoring procedure to increase classroom preparedness skills of four sixth grade students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study used a multiple-baseline across participants design to evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention. The baseline,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Intervention, Maintenance, Hyperactivity