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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Effects of Fact Retrieval Tutoring on Third-Grade Students with Math Difficulties with and without Reading Difficulties
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Powell, Sarah R.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Cirino, Paul T.; Fletcher, Jack M. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2009
The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of fact retrieval tutoring as a function of math difficulty (MD) subtype, that is, whether students have MD alone (MD-only) or have concurrent difficulty with math and reading (MDRD). Third graders (n = 139) at two sites were randomly assigned, blocking by site and MD subtype, to four tutoring…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Difficulties, Academic Achievement, Grade 3
Cognitive Arithmetic Differences in Learning Difficulty Groups and the Role of Behavioral Inattention
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Cirino, Paul T.; Fletcher, Jack M.; Ewing-Cobbs, Linda; Barnes, Marcia A.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2007
The objectives of this study were to (1) evaluate group differences in specific arithmetic competencies among students with various types of learning difficulties (LD) and (2) to examine the influence of attention behaviors on possible group differences. Participants were a community sample of 291 third- and fourth-grade students with reading…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Arithmetic, Reading Difficulties, Mathematics Skills
Bringing Research-Based Practice in Reading Intervention to Scale.
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Denton, Carolyn A.; Vaughn, Sharon; Fletcher, Jack M. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
This article analyzes factors related to bringing research-validated practices to scale to enable implementation of responsiveness-to- intervention models in special education. Key components of effective literacy programs are discussed, along with findings from reading intervention research. The need for professional collaboration among…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Growth in Precursor and Reading-Related Skills: Do Low-Achieving and IQ-Discrepant Readers Develop Differently?
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O'Malley, Kimberly J.; Francis, David J.; Foorman, Barbara R.; Fletcher, Jack M.; Swank, Paul R. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2002
Poor readers who met low achievement and IQ-discrepancy definitions of reading disability (n=54) were compared with non-impaired readers (n=325) on development of eight precursor and reading-related skills. Results indicate no evidence for differences between the two groups of poor readers in the development on the eight skills, with three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Cognitive Development, Disability Identification
Intelligent Testing and the Discrepancy Model for Children with Learning Disabilities.
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Fletcher, Jack M.; Francis, David J.; Shaywitz, Sally E.; Lyon, G. Reid; Foorman, Barbara R.; Stuebing, Karla K.; Shaywitz, Bennett A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Reviews the historical basis and rationale for identifying children as learning disabled due to a discrepancy between scores on measures of intelligence and achievement. Discusses the validity of such classifications and the role of IQ testing in the designation of children as learning disabled for research and public policy. Alternative…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification