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50 Years of ERIC
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The Effects of Response to Intervention on Literacy Development in Multiple-Language Settings
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McIntosh, Angela Stephens; Graves, Anne; Gersten, Russell – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2007
This descriptive study documents the effects of response-to-intervention type practices in four first-grade classrooms of English learners (ELs) from 11 native languages in three schools in a large urban school district in southern California. Observations and interviews in four classrooms across two consecutive years were compared to first-grade…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Reading Fluency, Second Language Learning
Important Publications in the Field of LD in Light of Imminent Topics.
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Scanlon, David; Boudah, Daniel; Elksnin, Linda K.; Gersten, Russell; Klingner, Janette – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2003
This article synthesizes articles discussed as part of the research symposium at the 24th International Conference on Learning Disabilities on October 11, 2002. Topics include translating learning disability research to practice, identification of learning disabilities, special education and postmodernism, and the response to treatment model.…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Songs of Experience: Commentary on "Dyslexia the Invisible" and "Promoting Strategic Writing by Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: A Report of Three Case Studies".
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Gersten, Russell; Smith-Johnson, Joyce – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2000
This introductory commentary discusses the following articles on studies that used in-depth case studies of students with learning disabilities to document individuals' progress over time, as well as the relationship between reading and writing instruction and students' development of self-regulation. The benefits of qualitative research are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Effectiveness
Engagement and Disengagement between Special and General Educators: An Application of Miles and Huberman's Cross-Case Analysis.
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Gersten, Russell; Marks, Susan Unok – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
This cross-case analysis examined general education elementary-level teacher engagement with and effectiveness of "coaching," or expert consultation by special educators on effective teaching strategies. Factors resulting in high levels of impact on teaching and high levels of engagement were identified, including emphasis on conceptual…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Reflections on "A View from across the Grand Canyon" (by Richardson and Anders) and the Compatibility of Qualitative and Quantitative Research.
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Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott K.; Marks, Susan Unok – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
The authors of an article on research and professional development of general education teachers who have students with learning disabilities respond to a commentary. They address the distinct research traditions of general education researchers and special education researchers and urge the integration of their particular research methodologies…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Professional Development
Direction-Setting Activities in Reading Comprehension: A Comparison of Two Approaches.
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Darch, Craig; Gersten, Russell – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1986
Use of two direction-setting activities (the basal approach to develop student motivation and the advance organizer approach based on the text outline) to improve content area text comprehension with 24 learning disabled high school students was compared. Results indicated that the advance organizer group significantly outperformed the basal…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, High Schools, Learning Disabilities